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Y Sheena Mary1, Y Shyma Mary2, K S Resmi3
1Researcher, Thushara, Neethinagar-64, Kollam, Kerala, India. marysheena2018@rediffmail.com.
This study explores three hydrazine derivatives, predicting enhanced antitumor activity and stable interactions with threonine tyrosine kinase (TTK) protein. These findings offer valuable insights for future experimental validation of these promising pharmaceutical compounds.
Area of Science:
- Computational Chemistry
- Medicinal Chemistry
- Molecular Modeling
Background:
- Hydrazine derivatives are investigated for pharmaceutical applications.
- Understanding their chemical reactivity and stability is crucial for drug development.
- Existing research lacks comprehensive theoretical analysis of these specific compounds.
Purpose of the Study:
- To theoretically investigate the vibration, interaction, and stability of three novel hydrazine derivatives (DFH, TMH, BPH).
- To predict the biological activities, particularly antitumor potential, using molecular docking and dynamics simulations.
- To evaluate the binding interactions with threonine tyrosine kinase (TTK) protein.
Main Methods:
- Quantum chemical calculations to analyze orbital energies and chemical reactivity.
- Electron Localization Function (ELF) and Localized Orbital Locator (LOL) analyses for surface analysis.
- Molecular docking studies against standard drugs (5-fluorouracil/piperine).
- 100 ns Molecular Dynamics (MD) simulations to assess protein-ligand stability.
Main Results:
- A trend of increasing stability and decreasing reactivity was observed based on orbital energies.
- Hydrazine derivatives exhibited higher predicted antitumor activity compared to reference drugs.
- MD simulations confirmed stable interactions between DFH, TMH, BPH, and TTK protein.
Conclusions:
- The studied hydrazine derivatives show promising pharmaceutical properties, including significant antitumor potential.
- Theoretical analyses confirm their stability and favorable interactions with TTK protein.
- These findings provide a strong basis for future in vitro and in vivo experimental studies.
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