Molecular docking and 3D-QSAR studies of HIV-1 protease inhibitors |
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Authors: | Vijay M Khedkar Premlata K Ambre Jitender Verma Mushtaque S Shaikh Raghuvir R S Pissurlenkar Evans C Coutinho |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Bombay College of Pharmacy, Kalina, Santacruz (E), Mumbai, 400098, India; |
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Abstract: | HIV-1 protease is an obligatory enzyme in the replication process of the HIV virus. The abundance of structural information
on HIV-1PR has made the enzyme an attractive target for computer-aided drug design strategies. The daunting ability of the
virus to rapidly generate resistant mutants suggests that there is an ongoing need for new HIV-1PR inhibitors with better
efficacy profiles and reduced toxicity. In the present investigation, molecular modeling studies were performed on a series
of 54 cyclic urea analogs with symmetric P2/P2′ substituents. The binding modes of these inhibitors were determined by docking.
The docking results also provided a reliable conformational superimposition scheme for the 3D-QSAR studies. To gain insight
into the steric, electrostatic, hydrophobic and hydrogen-bonding properties of these molecules and their influence on the
inhibitory activity, comparative molecular field analysis (CoMFA) and comparative molecular similarity indices analysis (CoMSIA)
were performed. Two different alignment schemes viz. receptor-based and atom-fit alignment, were used in this study to build the QSAR models. The derived 3D-QSAR models were found to be robust with statistically
significant r
2
and r
2
pred
values and have led to the identification of regions important for steric, hydrophobic and electronic interactions. The predictive
ability of the models was assessed on a set of molecules that were not included in the training set. Superimposition of the
3D-contour maps generated from these models onto the active site of enzyme provided additional insight into the structural
requirements of these inhibitors. The CoMFA and CoMSIA models were used to design some new inhibitors with improved binding
affinity. Pharmacokinetic and toxicity predictions were also carried out for these molecules to gauge their ADME and safety
profile. The computational results may open up new avenues for synthesis of potent HIV-1 protease inhibitors. |
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