Repositioning Cannabinoids and Terpenes as Novel EGFR-TKIs Candidates for Targeted Therapy Against Cancer : A virtual screening model using CADD and biophysical simulations

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This study examines the potential of Cannabis sativa L. plants to be repurposed as therapeutic agents for cancer treatment through designing of hybrid Epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKIs). A set of 50 phytochemicals was taken from Cannabinoids and Terpenes and subjected for screening using Semi-flexible and Flexible Molecular Docking methods, MM-GBSA free binding energy computations, and pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic (ADME-Tox) predictions. Nine promising phytochemicals, Cannabidiolic acid (CBDA), Cannabidiol (CBD), Tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCV), Dronabinol (Δ-9-THC), Delta-8-Tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ-8-THC), Cannabicyclol (CBL), Delta9-tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCA), Beta-Caryophyllene (BCP), and Gamma-Elemene (γ-Ele) were identified as potential EGFR-TKIs natural product candidates for cancer therapy. To further validate these findings, a set of Molecular Dynamics simulations were conducted over a 200 ns trajectory. This hybrid early drug discovery screening strategy has the potential to yield a new generation of EGFR-TKIs based on natural cannabis products, suitable for cancer therapy. In addition, the application of this computational strategy in the virtual screening of both natural and synthetic chemical libraries could support the discovery of a wide range of lead drug agents to address numerous diseases.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:9

Enthalten in:

Heliyon - 9(2023), 4 vom: 13. Apr., Seite e15545

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Daoui, Ossama [VerfasserIn]
Mali, Suraj N [VerfasserIn]
Elkhattabi, Kaouakeb [VerfasserIn]
Elkhattabi, Souad [VerfasserIn]
Chtita, Samir [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Breast & Lung Cancer
CADD
Cannabinoids & Terpenes
Cannabis sativa L.
EGFR-TKIs
Journal Article
MM-GBSA free Binding energy
Molecular Dynamics
Semi-flexible & Flexible Molecular Docking
The inhibition constant (Ki)
Virtual Screening

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Date Revised 03.05.2023

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e15545

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM356316785