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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Identification of Some Glutamic Acid Derivatives with Biological Potential by Computational Methods.

Octavia-Laura Moldovan, Alexandra Sandulea, Ioana-Andreea Lungu, Șerban Andrei Gâz, Aura Rusu

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Octavia-Laura MoldovanMedicine and Pharmacy Doctoral School, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Targu Mures, 540142 Targu Mures, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-9333-4063
Alexandra SanduleaPharmaceutical and Therapeutic Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Targu Mures, 540142 Targu Mures, Romania.
Ioana-Andreea LunguMedicine and Pharmacy Doctoral School, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Targu Mures, 540142 Targu Mures, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-0909-0762
Șerban Andrei GâzOrganic Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Targu Mures, 540142 Targu Mures, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-2486-3391
Aura RusuPharmaceutical and Therapeutic Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Targu Mures, 540142 Targu Mures, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-4979-6903
Universitatea de Medicină, Farmacie, Științe și Tehnologie „George Emil Palade” din Târgu Mureș · RO

Funding

The University is George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Targu Mures 164/ 21/ 10.01.2023
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glutamic acid is a non-essential amino acid involved in multiple metabolic pathways. Of high importance is its relationship with glutamine, an essential fuel for cancer cell development. Compounds that can modify glutamine or glutamic acid behaviour in cancer cells have resulted in attractive anticancer therapeutic alternatives. Based on this idea, we theoretically formulated 123 glutamic acid derivatives using Biovia Draw. Suitable candidates for our research were selected among them. For this, online platforms and programs were used to describe specific properties and their behaviour in the human organism. Nine compounds proved to have suitable or easy to optimise properties. The selected compounds showed cytotoxicity against breast adenocarcinoma, lung cancer cell lines, colon carcinoma, and T cells from acute leukaemia. Compound 2Ba5 exhibited the lowest toxicity, and derivative 4Db6 exhibited the most intense bioactivity. Molecular docking studies were also performed. The binding site of the 4Db6 compound in the glutamine synthetase structure was determined, with the D subunit and cluster 1 being the most promising. In conclusion, glutamic acid is an amino acid that can be manipulated very easily. Therefore, molecules derived from its structure have great potential to become innovative drugs, and further research on these will be conducted.

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Antineoplastic AgentsBreast NeoplasmsAmino AcidsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationDrug Screening Assays, AntitumorFemaleGlutamic AcidGlutamineHumansMolecular Docking SimulationMolecular StructureStructure-Activity RelationshipAmino AcidsAntineoplastic AgentsGlutamic AcidGlutamineanti-cancer effectanti-tumour potentialcomputational methodsglutamic acidglutaminemolecular docking

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PMID37241864
PMCPMC10224408
OpenAlexW4377041849

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