一种结合计算机模拟和分子动力学模拟的方法来发现针对多重耐药铜绿假单胞菌的新型LpxC抑制剂。

A combined in silico and MD simulation approach to discover novel LpxC inhibitors targeting multiple drug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

作者信息

Alanazi Awadh, Younas Sonia, Khan Muhammad Umer, Saleem Hammad, Alruwaili Muharib, Abdalla Abualgasim Elgaili, Mazhari Bi Bi Zainab, Abosalif Khalid, Ejaz Hasan

机构信息

Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Jouf University, Sakaka, Saudi Arabia.

Centre for Immunology and Infection (C2i), Hong Kong Science and Technology Park, Hong Kong SAR, China.

出版信息

Sci Rep. 2025 May 15;15(1):16900. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-99215-1.

Abstract

Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa), a member of the ESKAPE family, is the major cause of infections leading to increased morbidity and mortality due to multidrug resistance (MDR). One of the main proteins involved in the Raetz pathway is LpxC, which plays a significant role in anti-microbial resistance (AMR). Our study aimed to identify a novel compound to combat MDR due to the LpxC protein. It involved in silico methods comprising molecular docking, simulations, ADMET profiling, and DFT calculations. First, an ADMET and bioactivity evaluation of the 25 top-hit compounds retrieved from ligand-based virtual screening was performed, followed by molecular docking. The results revealed compound P-2 as the lead compound, which was further subjected to DFT analysis and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. With these analyses, our in silico study identified P-2, 3-[(dimethylamino)methyl]-N-[(2 S)-1-(hydroxyamino)-1-oxobutan-2-yl]benzamide as a potential lead compound that may behave as a very potent inhibitor of LpxC for the development of targeted therapies against MDR P. aeruginosa.

摘要

铜绿假单胞菌(P. aeruginosa)是ESKAPE家族的成员之一,是导致多药耐药(MDR)感染发病率和死亡率增加的主要原因。参与Raetz途径的主要蛋白质之一是LpxC,它在抗菌耐药性(AMR)中起重要作用。我们的研究旨在鉴定一种新型化合物,以对抗由LpxC蛋白引起的多药耐药。它涉及计算机模拟方法,包括分子对接、模拟、ADMET分析和DFT计算。首先,对从基于配体的虚拟筛选中检索到的25种命中次数最多的化合物进行了ADMET和生物活性评估,随后进行了分子对接。结果显示化合物P-2为先导化合物,对其进一步进行了DFT分析和分子动力学(MD)模拟。通过这些分析,我们的计算机模拟研究确定3-[(二甲氨基)甲基]-N-[(2S)-1-(羟氨基)-1-氧代丁烷-2-基]苯甲酰胺(P-2)作为一种潜在的先导化合物,它可能作为一种非常有效的LpxC抑制剂,用于开发针对多药耐药铜绿假单胞菌的靶向治疗药物。

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