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ArticleScientific reports2024

Py-CoMFA, docking, and molecular dynamics simulations of Leishmania (L.) amazonensis arginase inhibitors.

Priscila Goes Camargo, Carine Ribeiro Dos Santos, Magaly Girão Albuquerque, Carlos Rangel Rodrigues, Camilo Henrique da Silva Lima

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Priscila Goes CamargoFaculdade de Farmácia, Departamento de Fármacos e Medicamentos, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-4483-2119
Carine Ribeiro Dos SantosLaboratório de Modelagem Molecular (LabMMol), Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-6436-9101
Magaly Girão AlbuquerqueLaboratório de Modelagem Molecular (LabMMol), Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-1558-0928
Carlos Rangel RodriguesFaculdade de Farmácia, Departamento de Fármacos e Medicamentos, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. rangelfarmacia@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0001-8453-7654
Camilo Henrique da Silva LimaLaboratório de Modelagem Molecular (LabMMol), Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. camilolima@iq.ufrj.br.ORCID 0000-0002-5579-7809

Funding

Fundação Carlos Chagas Filho de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro E-26/205.966/2022, E-26/205.967/2022, SEI-260003/019723/2022
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Leishmaniasis is a disease caused by a protozoan of the genus Leishmania, affecting millions of people, mainly in tropical countries, due to poor social conditions and low economic development. First-line chemotherapeutic agents involve highly toxic pentavalent antimonials, while treatment failure is mainly due to the emergence of drug-resistant strains. Leishmania arginase (ARG) enzyme is vital in pathogenicity and contributes to a higher infection rate, thus representing a potential drug target. This study helps in designing ARG inhibitors for the treatment of leishmaniasis. Py-CoMFA (3D-QSAR) models were constructed using 34 inhibitors from different chemical classes against ARG from L. (L.) amazonensis (LaARG). The 3D-QSAR predictions showed an excellent correlation between experimental and calculated pIC

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ArginaseEnzyme InhibitorsLeishmaniaMolecular Docking SimulationMolecular Dynamics SimulationAllosteric SiteAntiprotozoal AgentsCatalytic DomainProtozoan ProteinsQuantitative Structure-Activity RelationshipAntiprotozoal AgentsArginaseEnzyme InhibitorsProtozoan Proteins3D-QSARAntileishmanialMolecular dockingMolecular dynamicsMolecular interaction fieldsNeglected diseases

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PMCPMC11109165

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