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ArticleApplied biochemistry and biotechnology2018

An "All-In-One" Pharmacophoric Architecture for the Discovery of Potential Broad-Spectrum Anti-Flavivirus Drugs.

Nomagugu B Ncube, Pritika Ramharack, Mahmoud E S Soliman

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Article in Applied biochemistry and biotechnology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Nomagugu B NcubeMolecular Bio-Computation and Drug Design Laboratory, School of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville Campus, Durban, 4001, South Africa.
Pritika RamharackMolecular Bio-Computation and Drug Design Laboratory, School of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville Campus, Durban, 4001, South Africa.
Mahmoud E S SolimanMolecular Bio-Computation and Drug Design Laboratory, School of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville Campus, Durban, 4001, South Africa. soliman@ukzn.ac.za.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A precipitous increase in the number of flaviviral infections has been noted over the last 5 years. Despite these outbreaks, treatment protocols for infected individuals remain ambiguous. Numerous studies have identified NITD008 as a potent flavivirus inhibitor; however, clinical testing was dismissed due to undesirable toxic effects. The binding landscape of NITD008 in complex with five detrimental flaviviruses at the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase active sites was explored. An "all-in-one" pharmacophore model was created for the design of small molecules that may inhibit a broad spectrum of flaviviruses. This pharmacophore model approach serves as a robust cornerstone, thus assisting medicinal experts in the composition of multifunctional inhibitors that will eliminate cross-resistance and toxicity and enhance patient adherence.

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Models, ChemicalAdenosineAntiviral AgentsCatalytic DomainDrug DiscoveryFlaviviridaeMolecular Docking SimulationMolecular Dynamics SimulationRNA-Dependent RNA PolymeraseThermodynamicsVirus ReplicationAdenosineAntiviral AgentsNITD008RNA-Dependent RNA PolymeraseBinding landscapeFlaviviridaeFree-binding energyNITD008Pharmacophore modelRdRp

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