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ArticleACS medicinal chemistry letters2025

Insights into Dual Binding Modes of Nateglinide to Human Serum Albumin.

Akito Kawai, Koji Nishi, Masahiro Tokuno, Masaki Otagiri, Keishi Yamasaki

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Article in ACS medicinal chemistry letters, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Akito KawaiDepartment of Microbiology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, 1-98, Dengakugakubo, Kutsukake-cho, Toyoake, Aichi 470-1192, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5695-8814
Koji NishiFaculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sojo University, 4-22-1, Ikeda, Nishi-ku, Kumamoto 860-0082, Japan.
Masahiro TokunoFaculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sojo University, 4-22-1, Ikeda, Nishi-ku, Kumamoto 860-0082, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6867-4574
Masaki OtagiriFaculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sojo University, 4-22-1, Ikeda, Nishi-ku, Kumamoto 860-0082, Japan.
Keishi YamasakiFaculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sojo University, 4-22-1, Ikeda, Nishi-ku, Kumamoto 860-0082, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0537-2367

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nateglinide is a short-acting insulin secretagogue clinically used for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Nateglinide exhibits a high plasma protein binding rate of approximately 98%, primarily binding to subdomain IIIA of human serum albumin (HSA). Here, we determined the crystal structure of the HSA-nateglinide complex at 2.80 Å resolution, revealing dual binding modes of nateglinide within the same binding site. To evaluate the stability of these alternative binding modes, molecular dynamics simulations were conducted, and binding free energies were calculated using the molecular mechanics Poisson-Boltzmann surface area method. The calculated binding free energy values were consistent with experimentally determined data. Our results highlight the structural adaptability of HSA and emphasize the possibility of alternative ligand binding modes existing within a single binding site, as well as the importance of identifying and characterizing these modes to enhance our understanding of drug-plasma protein interactions.

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crystal structuredual binding modeshuman serum albuminmolecular dynamics simulationnateglinide

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PMID40832515
PMCPMC12359006

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