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ArticleFrontiers in chemistry2021

Decoding Conformational Imprint of Convoluted Molecular Interactions Between Prenylflavonoids and Aggregated Amyloid-Beta42 Peptide Causing Alzheimer's Disease.

E Srinivasan, G Chandrasekhar, P Chandrasekar, K Anbarasu, A S Vickram, Iftikhar Aslam Tayubi, R Rajasekaran, Rohini Karunakaran

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Article in Frontiers in chemistry, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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8 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

E SrinivasanBioinformatics Lab, Department of Biotechnology, School of Bio Sciences and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology (Deemed to be University), Vellore, India.
G ChandrasekharBioinformatics Lab, Department of Biotechnology, School of Bio Sciences and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology (Deemed to be University), Vellore, India.
P ChandrasekarBioinformatics Lab, Department of Biotechnology, School of Bio Sciences and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology (Deemed to be University), Vellore, India.
K AnbarasuDepartment of Bioinformatics, Saveetha School of Engineering, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai, India.
A S VickramDepartment of Biotechnology, Saveetha School of Engineering, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai, India.
Iftikhar Aslam TayubiFaculty of Computing and Information Technology, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
R RajasekaranBioinformatics Lab, Department of Biotechnology, School of Bio Sciences and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology (Deemed to be University), Vellore, India.
Rohini KarunakaranUnit of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, AIMST University, Bedong, Malaysia.
Vellore Institute of Technology University · INSaveetha University · INAIMST University · MYKing Abdulaziz University · SA

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Abstract

Protein misfolding occurs due to the loss of native protein structure and adopts an abnormal structure, wherein the misfolded proteins accumulate and form aggregates, which result in the formation of amyloid fibrils that are associated with neurodegenerative diseases. Amyloid beta (Aβ42) aggregation or amyloidosis is contemplated as a unique hallmark characteristic of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Due to aberrant accrual and aggregation of Aβ42 in extracellular space, the formation of senile plaques is found in AD patients. These senile plaques occur usually in the cognitive and memory region of the brain, enfeebles neurodegeneration, hinders the signaling between synapse, and disrupts neuronal functioning. In recent years, herbal compounds are identified and characterized for their potential as Aβ42 inhibitors. Thus, understanding their structure and molecular mechanics can provide an incredible finding in AD therapeutics. To describe the structure-based molecular studies in the rational designing of drugs against amyloid fibrils, we examined various herbal compounds that belong to prenylflavonoids. The present study characterizes the trends we identified at molecular docking studies and dynamics simulation where we observed stronger binding orientation of bavachalcone, bavachin, and neobavaisoflavone with the amyloid-beta (Aβ42) fibril structure. Hence, we could postulate that these herbal compounds could be potential inhibitors of Aβ42 fibrils; these anti-aggregation agents need to be considered in treating AD.

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alzheimer’samyloid-betacomputational screeningherbal active compoundsneobavaisoflavone

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