Marine Diterpenes : Molecular Modeling of Thrombin Inhibitors with Potential Biotechnological Application as an Antithrombotic

Thrombosis related diseases are among the main causes of death and incapacity in the world. Despite the existence of antithrombotic agents available for therapy, they still present adverse effects like hemorrhagic risks which justify the search for new options. Recently, pachydictyol A, isopachydictyol A, and dichotomanol, three diterpenes isolated from Brazilian marine brown alga Dictyota menstrualis were identified as potent antithrombotic molecules through inhibition of thrombin, a key enzyme of coagulation cascade and a platelet agonist. Due to the biotechnological potential of these marine metabolites, in this work we evaluated their binding mode to thrombin in silico and identified structural features related to the activity in order to characterize their molecular mechanism. According to our theoretical studies including structure-activity relationship and molecular docking analysis, the highest dipole moment, polar surface area, and lowest electronic density of dichotomanol are probably involved in its higher inhibition percentage towards thrombin catalytic activity compared to pachydictyol A and isopachydictyol A. Interestingly, the molecular docking studies also revealed a good shape complementarity of pachydictyol A and isopachydictyol A and interactions with important residues and regions (e.g., H57, S195, W215, G216, and loop-60), which probably justify their thrombin inhibitor effects demonstrated in vitro. Finally, this study explored the structural features and binding mode of these three diterpenes in thrombin which reinforced their potential to be further explored and may help in the design of new antithrombotic agents.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:15

Enthalten in:

Marine drugs - 15(2017), 3 vom: 20. März

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Pereira, Rebeca Cristina Costa [VerfasserIn]
Lourenço, André Luiz [VerfasserIn]
Terra, Luciana [VerfasserIn]
Abreu, Paula Alvarez [VerfasserIn]
Laneuville Teixeira, Valéria [VerfasserIn]
Castro, Helena Carla [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anticoagulant
Anticoagulants
Antithrombotic
Dictyota menstrualis
Diterpenes
EC 3.4.21.5
Fibrinolytic Agents
Journal Article
Marine products
Molecular docking
Thrombin

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Date Completed 26.06.2017

Date Revised 09.01.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/md15030079

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM270244638