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ArticleApplied biochemistry and biotechnology2022

In Silico Molecular Docking Approach Against Enzymes Causing Alzheimer's Disease Using Borassus flabellifer Linn.

Jason Tom Abraham, H Noorul Samsoon Maharifa, S Hemalatha

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Article in Applied biochemistry and biotechnology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jason Tom AbrahamSchool of Life Sciences, B. S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science & Technology, Vandalur, Chennai, India.
H Noorul Samsoon MaharifaSchool of Life Sciences, B. S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science & Technology, Vandalur, Chennai, India.
S HemalathaSchool of Life Sciences, B. S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science & Technology, Vandalur, Chennai, India. hemalatha.sls@crescent.education.
B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science & Technology · IN

Funding

Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology DST/SATYAM/COVID-19/2020/213 (G)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alzheimer's disease is a life-threatening neurodegenerative disorder. About 50 million people across the globe are affected by this disease. At final stages, this disease causes patients to lose cognitive ability, memory, and brain cells to the point of being totally dependent on other individuals for livelihood. The incidence of this disease is increasing across the world in the recent years, making the need of a better drug an urgency. Existing drugs show various side effects and natural sources of medicinal drugs are being explored. In this study, we explore the activity of natural compounds isolated through GC-MS analysis from the haustoria of palmyra palm against two major Alzheimer's disease-causing enzymes, β-secretase and acetylcholinesterase. The binding affinity of these compounds against the target proteins and their pharmacokinetic properties were checked. Among the 37 compounds docked, 5 compounds showed good binding affinity and pharmacokinetic properties. These natural compounds showed a potential as a drug against Alzheimer's disease. Further research is needed to study the synergistic activity of the compounds in live cells.

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Alzheimer DiseaseArecaceaeAcetylcholinesteraseAmyloid Precursor Protein SecretasesHumansMolecular Docking SimulationAcetylcholinesteraseAmyloid Precursor Protein SecretasesAcetylcholinesteraseAlzheimer’s diseaseBorassus flabelliferGC–MS analysisβ-secretase

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PMID35013923
PMCPMC8747846
OpenAlexW4206528527

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