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Alan Carrasco-Carballo
Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla
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Molecular Docking Studies of Spirostans as MAPK14 (P38α) Inhibitors and Their Potential Use against Cancer Guiee Niza Lopez-Castillo; Victorino Alatriste; Jesus Sandoval-Ramírez; Felix Luna; Alan Carrasco-Carballo
Journal of Molecular Docking Vol 1 No 2 (2021): Journal of Molecular Docking
Publisher : Institute for Research and Community Services Universitas Muhammadiyah Palangkaraya

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (1526.051 KB) | DOI: 10.33084/jmd.v1i2.2904

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Spirostans (SPs) are chemical products widely distributed in the plant kingdom; currently, they are studied by their medical applications. Cancer has a high incidence in humans; it reaches second place worldwide deaths. In molecular biology, it has been accepted that Mitogen-Activated Protein p38alpha Kinase (MAPK14 (p38α) is implicated in the regulation of cancer. This study aimed to identify SPs as potential MAPK14 (p38α) inhibitors. From a set of 133 modified SPs, SwissTargetPrediction platform, and molecular docking, it was obtained that 129 chemical structures had molecular interaction with the MAPK14 (p38α). From those molecules, 123 were bound to a specific inhibition site of MAPK14 (p38α), and 6 of the structures resulted in inhibitors similarly to minocycline and dasatinib. One SP had binding couple energy (BCE, kcal/mol) as that of fostamatinib. In addition, 115 modified SPs had better BCE than the minocycline but not as that using fostamatinib. The key amino acids (aa) for the protein kinase MAPK14 (p38α) inhibition were Arg 70, Asp 168, Lys 53, His 148, and Ile 145, at a different interaction level. The BCE was enhanced when the H atom was substituted in C-2, C-11, and C-17 SPs positions. Similarly, the αOH group at C-5 and C-6 upgraded BCE. Stereochemistry and substitution at C-3, C-12, and C-25 did not present significant differences (Kruskal-Wallis test, p <0.05). From all this ensemble of results, it is foreseeable that the SPs can be an option for MAPK14 (p38α) inhibition, a key modulator in cancer processes.
In Silico Approach: Effect of the Oxidation Iron State (Heme-Group) in Steroidogenesis Pathways David Mora-Martinez; Jorge Organista-Nava; Jesús Sandoval-Ramirez; Berenice Illades-Aguiar; Alan Carrasco-Carballo
Journal of Molecular Docking Vol. 2 No. 1 (2022): Journal of Molecular Docking
Publisher : Institute for Research and Community Services Universitas Muhammadiyah Palangkaraya

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33084/jmd.v2i1.3548

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One of the main design features of enzyme regulators for the CYPs is the presence of a heme-group and different oxidation states in iron atoms. The selective inhibition of a CYP-enzyme can help to reduce the formation of steroidal molecules that causes undesirable disorders and is, therefore a topic of great biochemical-pharmaceutical interest. The present work carried out an analysis of effect on the coupling-energy of the iron core according to its changes from oxidation Fe(II) to Fe(III) state, over inhibitors and substrates, in a particular enzyme. Two crystals from CYP21A2, CYP11A1, CYP17A1 and CYP19A1 enzymes were selected, assigning the oxidation states separately in each case. It was highlighted that for CYP11A1 and CYP19A1 enzymes, no significant difference was observed in coupling energies between Fe oxidation state and crystal stereo-disposition. This last can be used to analyze their congruence towards the reported biological data. For CYP17A1, the ideal crystal for inhibitors design is 6CHI since the crystal with 4NKV presented differences in all the molecules analyzed since the oxidation state of the iron atom changes the molecule's orientation in the enzyme coupling. In contrast, in CYP21A2, no changes were observed. A greater biological congruence with 5BVU was observed because the coupling energies concur with the selectivity of the enzyme towards its endogenous substrates and reported inhibitors. It was concluded that the effect of the oxidation state of iron on the Binding Coupling Energy (BCE) depends directly on the functional groups attached to the steroidal molecule and their stereo-disposition.
Co-Authors Berenice Illades-Aguiar David Mora-Martinez Felix Luna Guiee Niza Lopez-Castillo Jesús Sandoval-Ramirez Jesus Sandoval-Ramírez Jorge Organista-Nava Victorino Alatriste