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ArticleJournal of computer-aided molecular design2025

Computational and experimental repositioning of quinoline analogues as KSP inhibitors: insights from free energy landscape and PCA analysis.

Shankar G Alegaon, Shriram D Ranade, Shankar Gharge, Rohini S Kavalapure, Venkatasubramanian Ulaganathan

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Article in Journal of computer-aided molecular design, 2025. 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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Shankar G AlegaonDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, KLE College of Pharmacy, Belagavi, KLE Academy of Higher Education and Research, Belagavi, Karnataka, 590010, India. sgalegaon@klepharm.edu.
Shriram D RanadeDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India.
Shankar GhargeDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, KLE College of Pharmacy, Belagavi, KLE Academy of Higher Education and Research, Belagavi, Karnataka, 590010, India.
Rohini S KavalapureDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, KLE College of Pharmacy, Belagavi, KLE Academy of Higher Education and Research, Belagavi, Karnataka, 590010, India.
Venkatasubramanian UlaganathanSchool of Chemical and Biotechnology, SASTRA Deemed to Be University, Thanjavur, 613 401, India.

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KLE Academy of Higher Education and Research (KAHER), Belagavi, Karnataka, India, under the KAHER Major Research Grants scheme KAHER/RD/23-24/D-23022401
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Abstract

Eg5 is a mitotic kinesin motor protein essential for the formation of bipolar spindles during cell division. Its inhibition disrupts mitosis, leading to cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in cancer cells. This makes Eg5 a promising target for chemotherapeutic interventions, especially in cases resistant to traditional treatments. In this study, a drug repurposing strategy was employed to design and synthesise quinoline-based Schiff base derivatives as potential Eg5 inhibitors. These compounds were subjected to in vitro biological evaluations, including cytotoxicity testing against the human breast cancer cell line MDA-MB-231 and the normal mouse fibroblast cell line L929 using the MTT assay. Enzymatic assays targeting Eg5 were also conducted. Among the synthesised molecules, compound (5) demonstrated significant Eg5 inhibition in enzymatic assays, with an IC

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Antineoplastic AgentsDrug RepositioningKinesinsQuinolinesAnimalsApoptosisCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationHumansMiceMolecular Docking SimulationMolecular Dynamics SimulationStructure-Activity RelationshipAntineoplastic AgentsKIF11 protein, humanKinesinsquinolineQuinolinesAnticancerDrug repositioningEg5Free energy landscape (FEL)Principal component analysis (PCA)Quinoline

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