Institute of Pharmaceutical Biology and Phytochemistry (IPBP), University of Muenster, PharmaCampus, Corrensstrasse 48, D-48149 Muenster, Germany.
Institute of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, University of Muenster, PharmaCampus, Correnstrasse 48, D-48149 Muenster, Germany.
Molecules. 2017 Dec 6;22(12):2166. doi: 10.3390/molecules22122166.
In a continuation of our computational efforts to find new natural inhibitors of a variety of target enzymes from parasites causing neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), we now report on 15 natural products (NPs) that we have identified as inhibitors of pteridine reductase I (PTR1) through a combination of in silico and in vitro investigations. Pteridine reductase (PTR1) is an enzyme of the trypanosomatid parasites' peculiar folate metabolism, and has previously been validated as a drug target. Initially, pharmacophore queries were created based on four 3D structures of PTR1 using co-crystallized known inhibitors as templates. Each of the pharmacophore queries was used to virtually screen a database of 1100 commercially available natural products. The resulting hits were submitted to molecular docking analyses in the substrate binding site of the respective protein structures used for the pharmacophore design. This approach led to the in silico identification of a total of 18 NPs with predicted binding affinity to PTR1. These compounds were subsequently tested in vitro for inhibitory activity towards recombinant PTR1 in a spectrophotometric inhibition assay. Fifteen out of the 18 tested compounds (hit rate = 83%) showed significant inhibitory activity against PTR1 when tested at a concentration of 50 µM. The IC values were determined for the six NPs that inhibited the target enzyme by more than 50% at 50 µM, with sophoraflavanone G being the most active compound tested (IC = 19.2 µM). The NPs identified and evaluated in the present study may represent promising lead structures for the further rational drug design of more potent inhibitors against PTR1.
在我们继续努力寻找各种寄生虫靶酶的新型天然抑制剂的计算工作中,我们现在报告了 15 种天然产物(NPs),这些天然产物通过计算机模拟和体外研究被鉴定为二氢喋呤还原酶 I(PTR1)的抑制剂。二氢喋呤还原酶(PTR1)是一种寄生虫独特的叶酸代谢中的酶,以前已被验证为药物靶标。最初,基于四个 PTR1 的 3D 结构使用共结晶的已知抑制剂作为模板创建药效团查询。每个药效团查询都用于虚拟筛选 1100 种市售天然产物数据库。所得命中物提交给用于药效团设计的相应蛋白质结构的底物结合位点的分子对接分析。这种方法导致总共鉴定出 18 种与 PTR1 具有预测结合亲和力的 NPs。随后,将这些化合物在体外进行重组 PTR1 的抑制活性测试,采用分光光度抑制测定法。在 50 µM 浓度下,在 18 种测试化合物中有 15 种(命中率 = 83%)对 PTR1 表现出显著的抑制活性。对在 50 µM 时抑制靶酶超过 50%的 6 种 NPs 的 IC 值进行了测定,其中槐黄酮 G 是测试的最活性化合物(IC = 19.2 µM)。本研究中鉴定和评估的 NPs 可能代表针对 PTR1 的更有效抑制剂的进一步合理药物设计的有前途的先导结构。
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