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ArticleBMC infectious diseases2024

In silico homology modeling of dengue virus non-structural 4B (NS4B) protein and its molecular docking studies using triterpenoids.

Sajid Ali, Usman Ali, Khushboo Safi, Falak Naz, Muhammad Ishtiaq Jan, Zafar Iqbal, Tahir Ali, Riaz Ullah, Ahmed Bari

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Sajid AliDepartment of Chemistry, Bacha Khan University, Charsadda, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. sajidali.faculty@bkuc.edu.pk.
Usman AliDepartment of Chemistry, Bacha Khan University, Charsadda, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Khushboo SafiDepartment of Chemistry, Bacha Khan University, Charsadda, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Falak NazDepartment of Chemistry, Bacha Khan University, Charsadda, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Muhammad Ishtiaq JanDepartment of Chemistry, Kohat University of Science and Technology, Kohat, 26000, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Zafar IqbalCollege of Medicine, King Saud University, P.O.Box 7805, Riyadh, 11472, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Tahir AliState Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Genomics, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, 518055, Guangdong, PR China.
Riaz UllahDepartment of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Ahmed BariDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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Abstract

backgroundDengue fever has become a significant worldwide health concern, because of its high morbidity rate and the potential for an increase in mortality rates due to lack of adequate treatment. There is an immediate need for the development of effective medication for dengue fever.

methodsHomology modeling of dengue virus (DENV) non-structural 4B (NS4B) protein was performed by SWISS-MODEL to predict the 3D structure of the protein. Structure validation was conducted using PROSA, PROCHECK, Ramachandran plot, and VERIFY-3D. MOE software was used to find out the in-Silico inhibitory potential of the five triterpenoids against the DENV-NS4B protein.

resultsThe SWISS-MODEL was employed to predict the three-dimensional protein structure of the NS4B protein. Through molecular docking, it was found that the chosen triterpenoid NS4B protein had a high binding affinity interaction. It was observed that the NS4B protein binding energy for 15-oxoursolic acid, betulinic acid, ursolic acid, lupeol, and 3-o-acetylursolic acid were - 7.18, - 7.02, - 5.71, - 6.67 and - 8.00 kcal/mol, respectively.

conclusionsNS4B protein could be a promising target which showed good interaction with tested triterpenoids which can be developed as a potential antiviral drug for controlling dengue virus pathogenesis by inhibiting viral replication. However, further investigations are necessary to validate and confirm their efficacy.

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Antiviral AgentsDengue VirusMolecular Docking SimulationTriterpenesViral Nonstructural ProteinsDengueHumansMembrane ProteinsProtein BindingProtein ConformationAntiviral AgentsMembrane ProteinsNS4B protein, Dengue virusTriterpenesViral Nonstructural ProteinsDengue virusMolecular dockingNS4B proteinTriterpenoids

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PMCPMC11238477

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