FMO-guided design of darunavir analogs as HIV-1 protease inhibitors

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The prevalence of HIV-1 infection continues to pose a significant global public health issue, highlighting the need for antiretroviral drugs that target viral proteins to reduce viral replication. One such target is HIV-1 protease (PR), responsible for cleaving viral polyproteins, leading to the maturation of viral proteins. While darunavir (DRV) is a potent HIV-1 PR inhibitor, drug resistance can arise due to mutations in HIV-1 PR. To address this issue, we developed a novel approach using the fragment molecular orbital (FMO) method and structure-based drug design to create DRV analogs. Using combinatorial programming, we generated novel analogs freely accessible via an on-the-cloud mode implemented in Google Colab, Combined Analog generator Tool (CAT). The designed analogs underwent cascade screening through molecular docking with HIV-1 PR wild-type and major mutations at the active site. Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations confirmed the assess ligand binding and susceptibility of screened designed analogs. Our findings indicate that the three designed analogs guided by FMO, 19-0-14-3, 19-8-10-0, and 19-8-14-3, are superior to DRV and have the potential to serve as efficient PR inhibitors. These findings demonstrate the effectiveness of our approach and its potential to be used in further studies for developing new antiretroviral drugs.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

Enthalten in:

Scientific reports - 14(2024), 1 vom: 13. Feb., Seite 3639

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Chuntakaruk, Hathaichanok [VerfasserIn]
Hengphasatporn, Kowit [VerfasserIn]
Shigeta, Yasuteru [VerfasserIn]
Aonbangkhen, Chanat [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Vannajan Sanghiran [VerfasserIn]
Khotavivattana, Tanatorn [VerfasserIn]
Rungrotmongkol, Thanyada [VerfasserIn]
Hannongbua, Supot [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Combined analog generator tool
Darunavir
Darunavir analogs
EC 3.4.23.-
Fragment molecular orbital (FMO)
HIV Protease
HIV Protease Inhibitors
HIV-1 protease
Journal Article
Structure-based drug design
Sulfonamides
Viral Proteins
YO603Y8113

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Date Completed 15.02.2024

Date Revised 17.02.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41598-024-53940-1

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM368411761