Structure-Based Virtual Screening of New Benzoic Acid Derivatives as Trypanosoma cruzi Trans-sialidase Inhibitors

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BACKGROUND: Chagas disease, caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, represents a worldwide epidemiological, economic, and social problem. In the last decades, the trans-sialidase enzyme of Trypanosoma cruzi has been considered an attractive target for the development of new agents with potential trypanocidal activity.

OBJECTIVE: In this work, the aim was to find new potential non-sugar trans-sialidase inhibitors using benzoic acid as a scaffold.

METHODS: A structure-based virtual screening of the ZINC15 database was carried out. Additionally, the enzyme and trypanocidal activity of the selected compounds was determined.

RESULTS: The results of this work detected 487 compounds derived from benzoic acid as potential transsialidase inhibitors with a more promising binding energy value (< -7.7 kcal/mol) than the known inhibitor 2,3-dehydro-2-deoxy-N-acetylneuraminic acid (DANA). In particular, two lead compounds, V1 and V2, turned out to be promising trans-sialidase inhibitors. Even though the trypanocidal activity displayed was low, these compounds showed trans-sialidase inhibition values of 87.6% and 29.6%, respectively.

CONCLUSION: Structure-based virtual screening using a molecular docking approach is a useful method for the identification of new trans-sialidase inhibitors.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:17

Enthalten in:

Medicinal chemistry (Shariqah (United Arab Emirates)) - 17(2021), 7 vom: 29., Seite 724-731

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Vázquez-Jiménez, Lenci Karina [VerfasserIn]
Paz-González, Alma Delia [VerfasserIn]
Juárez-Saldivar, Alfredo [VerfasserIn]
Uhrig, María Laura [VerfasserIn]
Agusti, Rosalía [VerfasserIn]
Reyes-Arellano, Alicia [VerfasserIn]
Nogueda-Torres, Benjamín [VerfasserIn]
Rivera, Gildardo [VerfasserIn]

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8SKN0B0MIM
Benzoic Acid
EC 3.2.1.18
Enzymatic inhibition.
Enzyme Inhibitors
Journal Article
Molecular docking
Neuraminidase
Trans-sialidase
Trypanocidal activity
Trypanosoma cruzi
Virtual screening

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Date Completed 03.09.2021

Date Revised 03.09.2021

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.2174/1573406416666200506084611

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM309541921