Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) and tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase (TDO) are attractive drug targets for cancer immunotherapy. After disappointing results of the epacadostat as a selective IDO inhibitor in phase III clinical trials, there is much inter...
International journal of biological macromolecules
Jul 31, 2024
Acetyl-coenzyme A carboxylase (ACC) and diacylglycerol acyltransferase 2 (DGAT2) are recognized as potential therapeutic targets for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Inhibitors targeting ACC and DGAT2 have exhibited the capacity to reduce he...
Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung. C, Journal of biosciences
Jul 12, 2024
A rare metabolic condition called alkaptonuria (AKU) is caused by a decrease in homogentisate 1,2 dioxygenase (HGO) activity due to a mutation in homogentisate dioxygenase (HGD) gene. Homogentisic acid is a byproduct of the catabolism of tyrosine and...
Tuberculosis (TB) is a global lethal disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). The flavoenzyme decaprenylphosphoryl-β-d-ribose 2'-oxidase (DprE1) plays a crucial part in the biosynthesis of lipoarabinomannan and arabinogalactan for the cell...
Artificial intelligence (AI) molecular generation is a highly promising strategy in the drug discovery, with deep reinforcement learning (RL) models emerging as powerful tools. This study introduces a fragment-by-fragment growth RL forward molecular...
International journal of molecular sciences
Apr 13, 2024
Urease, a pivotal enzyme in nitrogen metabolism, plays a crucial role in various microorganisms, including the pathogenic . Inhibiting urease activity offers a promising approach to combating infections and associated ailments, such as chronic kidney...
The process of virtual screening relies heavily on the databases, but it is disadvantageous to conduct virtual screening based on commercial databases with patent-protected compounds, high compound toxicity and side effects. Therefore, this paper uti...
Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the life-threatening infectious diseases with prehistoric origins and occurs in almost all habitable parts of the world. TB mainly affects the lungs, and its etiological agent is Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). In 2022, ...
Xanthine oxidase (XO) is a crucial enzyme in the development of hyperuricemia and gout. This study focuses on LWM and ALPM, two food-derived inhibitors of XO. We used molecular docking to obtain three systems and then conducted 200 ns molecular dynam...
Journal of chemical information and modeling
Dec 6, 2023
Cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4), a prominent member of the P450 enzyme superfamily, plays a crucial role in metabolizing various xenobiotics, including over 50% of clinically significant drugs. Evaluating CYP3A4 inhibition before drug approval is essent...
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