Non-Nucleoside Lycorine-Based Analogs as Potential DENV/ZIKV NS5 Dual Inhibitors: Structure-Based Virtual Screening and Chemoinformatic Analysis.
作者信息
Rodríguez-Ararat Adrián Camilo, Hayek-Orduz Yasser, Vásquez Andrés-Felipe, Sierra-Hurtado Felipe, Villegas-Torres María-Francisca, Caicedo-Burbano Paola A, Achenie Luke E K, Barrios Andrés Fernando González
机构信息
Grupo Natura, Faculty of Engineering, Design, and Applied Sciences, Universidad ICESI, Cali 760031, Colombia.
Grupo de Diseño de Productos y Procesos (GDPP), Department of Chemical and Food Engineering, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá 111711, Colombia.
出版信息
Metabolites. 2024 Sep 26;14(10):519. doi: 10.3390/metabo14100519.
Dengue (DENV) and Zika (ZIKV) virus continue to pose significant challenges globally due to their widespread prevalence and severe health implications. Given the absence of effective vaccines and specific therapeutics, targeting the highly conserved NS5 RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) domain has emerged as a promising strategy. However, limited efforts have been made to develop inhibitors for this crucial target. In this study, we employed an integrated in silico approach utilizing combinatorial chemistry, docking, molecular dynamics simulations, MM/GBSA, and ADMET studies to target the allosteric N-pocket of DENV3-RdRp and ZIKV-RdRp. Using this methodology, we designed lycorine analogs with natural S-enantiomers (LYCS) and R-enantiomers (LYCR) as potential inhibitors of non-structural protein 5 (NS5) in DENV3 and ZIKV. Notably, 12 lycorine analogs displayed a robust binding free energy (<-9.00 kcal/mol), surpassing that of RdRp-ribavirin (<-7.00 kcal/mol) along with promising ADMET score predictions (<4.00), of which (LYCR728-210, LYCS728-210, LYCR728-212, LYCS505-214) displayed binding properties to both DENV3 and ZIKV targets. Our research highlights the potential of non-nucleoside lycorine-based analogs with different enantiomers that may present different or even completely opposite metabolic, toxicological, and pharmacological profiles as promising candidates for inhibiting NS5-RdRp in ZIKV and DENV3, paving the way for further exploration for the development of effective antiviral agents.
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