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Molecular Docking Study of Caffeic Acid as Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitor Wira Waskitha, Stephanus Satria; Istyastono, Enade Perdana; Octa Riswanto , Florentinus Dika
Journal of Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences Vol 11, No 3 (2023): J.Food.Pharm.Sci
Publisher : Integrated Research and Testing Laboratory (LPPT) Universitas Gadjah Mada

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.22146/jfps.7665

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Abstract: Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) receptor is a receptor that has been widely used as a potential drug target for Alzheimer's disease. Caffeic acid is a phenolic compound that had been experimentally proven to be an inhibitor of AChE. In this study, 100 molecular docking simulations were performed to study the interaction of caffeic acid in inhibiting AChE. The molecular docking simulations were performed using YASARA software with an in-house developed plug-in. Redocking results showed that there were 99 out of 100 docking poses had an RMSD value of ≤ 2.000 Å, which indicated that the molecular docking procedure could be used for further processes. The molecular docking of caffeic acid showed that all docking poses had an RMSD value of ≤ 2.000 Å relative to the best pose of the first simulation, revealing that there was only one dominant docking pose in the AChE active site. Caffeic acid interacted favorably in the AChE active site with binding energy of about -8.022 kcal/mol. Its interactions were stabilized by hydrophobic and pi-anion interactions, in which some of the interactions resemble the same interaction of the native ligand. Keywords: Acetylcholinesterase, Alzheimer's disease, caffeic acid, molecular docking
Interaction Dynamics of Caffeine in the Human Acetylcholinesterase Binding Pocket Wiranata, Bonifacius Ivan; Istyastono, Enade Perdana
Journal of Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences Vol 13, No 1 (2025): J.Food.Pharm.Sci
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.22146/jfps.16533

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Alzheimer’s disease (AD) cases are increasing in Indonesia, with no effective therapy due to multiple hypotheses about its causes. The cholinergic hypothesis, focusing on acetylcholinesterase (ACHE) inhibition, is a key therapeutic approach. Caffeine, a natural compound, shows a potent activity as an AChE inhibitor. This study used computational methods to investigate the interaction dynamics of caffeine with the AChE’s active site. This study performed 100 redocking simulations of donepezil to validate the docking protocol followed by 100 molecular docking simulations of caffeine. The 50-ns molecular dynamics (MD) production phase simulations of donepezil and caffeine were performed to study the interaction dynamics, such as conformational stability and binding free energies. The interaction hotspots during the simulations were identified using PyPLIF HIPPOS. Our findings reveal that caffeine interacted in the active site during the simulations and the importance of Glu202 and Phe338 in helping caffeine reside within the esteratic site of AChE.