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Comparative COX I Molecular Docking of Phyto-chemicals (Flavonoids, Alkaloids, Lignans and Terpenoids) for
Acharya Balkrishna1, Subarna Pokhrel1, Anurag Varshney1
1Drug Discovery and Development Division, Patanjali Research Institute, Patanjali Research Foundation Trust, Roorkee- Haridwar Road, Haridwar-249405, Uttarakhand, India.
Introduction:
Cycloxygenase I (COX I) plays an important role in the pathogenesis of atherothrombosis. Therefore, there is a need of anti-platelet aggregation drugs that decrease thrombus formation.
Methods:
Molecular docking of the phytochemicals (flavonoids, alkaloids, terpenoids and lignans) was carried out. Binding energies and the ligand efficiencies of the phytochemicals were compared by standard statistical tool.
Results:
Docking showed that their inhibitory activity towards COX I mainly depends on hydrogen bonds between the hydroxyl groups of the polyphenol ligands and the binding sites, π-cation/anion, π-sigma bond, π-alkyl, and π-π T shaped interactions that stabilize the ligand within the active site. Alkaloids are superior over the others to develop as optimal inhibitor compounds of human COX I in terms of ligand efficiency.
Conclusion:
Ligand efficiencies fall within the criteria of orally efficacious drugs, and could pave a way for lead anti-platelet drug discovery and subsequent development.
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