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AbstractPharmacophore modeling and atom-based three-dimensional quantitative structure–activity relationship (3D-QSAR) have been developed on N-acylglycino- and hippurohydroxamic acid derivatives, which are known potential inhibitors of urease. This is followed by virtual screening and ADMET (absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion and toxicity) studies on a large library of known drugs in order to get lead molecules as Helicobacter pylori urease inhibitors. A suitable three-featured pharmacophore model comprising one H-bond acceptor and two H-bond donor features (ADD.10) has been found to be the best QSAR model. An external library of compounds (~3000 molecules), pre-filtered using Lipinski’s rule of five, has been further screened using the pharmacophore model ADD.10. By analyzing the fitness of the hits with respect to the pharmacophore model and their binding interaction inside the urease active site, four molecules have been predicted to be extremely good urease inhibitors. Two of these have significant potential and should be taken up for further drug-designing process. 相似文献
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Pramod Kumar Yadav Gurmit Singh Budhayash Gautam Satendra Singh Madhu Yadav Upasana Srivastav Brijendra Singh 《Bioinformation》2013,9(3):158-164
Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) has recently emerged as a nosocomial pathogen to the
community which commonly causes skin and soft-tissue infections (SSTIs). This strain (MW2) has now become resistant to the
most of the beta-lactam antibiotics; therefore it is the urgent need to identify the novel drug targets. Recently fructose 1,6
biphosphate aldolase-II (FBA) has been identified as potential drug target in CA-MRSA. The FBA catalyses the retro-ketolic
cleavage of fructose-1,6-bisphosphate (FBP) to yield dihydroxyacetone phosphate (DHAP) and glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate (G3P)
in glycolytic pathway. In the present research work the 3D structure of FBA was predicted using the homology modeling method
followed by validation. The molecular dynamics simulation (MDS) of the predicted model was carried out using the 2000 ps time
scale and 1000000 steps. The MDS results suggest that the modeled structure is stable. The predicted model of FBA was used for
virtual screening against the NCI diversity subset-II ligand databases which contain 1364 compounds. Based on the docking energy
scores, it was found that top four ligands i.e. ZINC01690699, ZINC13154304, ZINC29590257 and ZINC29590259 were having lower
energy scores which reveal higher binding affinity towards the active site of FBA. These ligands might act as potent inhibitors for
the FBA so that the menace of antimicrobial resistance in CA-MRSA can be conquered. However, pharmacological studies are
required to confirm the inhibitory activity of these ligands against the FBA in CA-MRSA. 相似文献
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Aromatic clusters in the core of proteins are often involved in imparting structural stability to proteins. However, their functional importance is not always clear. In this study, we investigate the thermosensing role of a phenylalanine cluster present in the GrpE homodimer. GrpE, which acts as a nucleotide exchange factor for the molecular chaperone DnaK, is well known for its thermosensing activity resulting from temperature-dependent structural changes that allow control of chaperone function. Using mutational analysis, we show that an interchain phenylalanine cluster in a four-helix bundle of the GrpE homodimer assists in the thermosensing ability of the co-chaperone. Substitution of aromatic residues with hydrophobic ones in the core of the four-helix bundle reduces the thermal stability of the bundle and that of a connected coiled-coil domain, which impacts thermosensing. Cell growth assays and SEM images of the mutants show filamentous growth of Escherichia coli cells at 42°C, which corroborates with the defect in thermosensing. Our work suggests that the interchain edge-to-face aromatic cluster is important for the propagation of the structural signal from the coiled-coil domain to the four-helical bundle of GrpE, thus facilitating GrpE-mediated thermosensing in bacteria. 相似文献
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Summary We have isolated, after ethylmethanesulfonate mutagenesis, several chromosomal mutations causing resistance to tetracycline in Bacillus subtilis. These mutations fall into two classes, tetA and tetB. 30 S ribosomal protein S10 shows an altered mobility on two-dimensional acrylamide gels in cells bearing the former type of mutation. Ribosomes from these cells show elevated levels of resistance to tetracycline in vitro as measured by polyuridine dependent polyphenylalanine synthesis. The tetA locus maps adjacent to the tuf gene in the B. subtilis ribosomal protein gene cluster. Cells with the tetB mutation do not show any altered ribosomal protein, and their ribosomes are as sensitive, in vitro, to tetracycline as ribosomes isolated from wild type cells. The tetB mutation has been mapped proximal to cysA14.In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the doctoral degree by G.W. in the Department of Biology at the New York University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences 相似文献
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Structure of the DNA-binding domain of the response regulator PhoP from Mycobacterium tuberculosis 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
The PhoP-PhoR two-component signaling system from Mycobacterium tuberculosis is essential for the virulence of the tubercle bacillus. The response regulator, PhoP, regulates expression of over 110 genes. In order to elucidate the regulatory mechanism of PhoP, we determined the crystal structure of its DNA-binding domain (PhoPC). PhoPC exhibits a typical fold of the winged helix-turn-helix subfamily of response regulators. The structure starts with a four-stranded antiparallel beta-sheet, followed by a three-helical bundle of alpha-helices, and then a C-terminal beta-hairpin, which together with a short beta-strand between the first and second helices forms a three-stranded antiparallel beta-sheet. Structural elements are packed through a hydrophobic core, with the first helix providing a scaffold for the rest of the domain to pack. The second and third helices and the long, flexible loop between them form the helix-turn-helix motif, with the third helix being the recognition helix. The C-terminal beta-hairpin turn forms the wing motif. The molecular surfaces around the recognition helix and the wing residues show strong positive electrostatic potential, consistent with their roles in DNA binding and nucleotide sequence recognition. The crystal packing of PhoPC gives a hexamer ring, with neighboring molecules interacting in a head-to-tail fashion. This packing interface suggests that PhoPC could bind DNA in a tandem association. However, this mode of DNA binding is likely to be nonspecific because the recognition helix is partially blocked and would be prevented from inserting into the major groove of DNA. Detailed structural analysis and implications with respect to DNA binding are discussed. 相似文献