Study on the solubilization effect of 7-ethyl-10-hydroxycamptothecin based on molecular docking and molecular...

With the continuous improvement of anticancer drugs, the condition of patients has been controlled to a certain extent, but the problem that still needs to be urgently solved is that most anticancer drug candidates' solubility is low. On the one hand, the low solubility of anticancer drugs may lead to a decrease in the absorption rate of anticancer drugs, poor treatment effect, and even death in severe cases. On the other hand, it will also lead to a waste of medical resources. At the same time, the rapid and scientific screening of ideal anticancer drugs has become a difficult problem that researchers have to face in the research process. In this study, we found two kinds of SN38-ligand complexes that solubilize 7-ethyl-10-hydroxycamptothecin (SN38) through molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulation methods. This process not only provided valuable information on improving the solubility of SN38, but also helped to discover effective potential complexes that solubilize SN38 quickly and scientifically.

The interaction of the SN38 with folic acid and isoproterenol hydrochloride was rapidly determined by molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulation methods. We used Discovery Studio software to perform molecular docking. And then, we used Gromacs 2019.3 software to perform molecular dynamics, analyzing and comparing the hydrogen bonds, solvent-accessible surface areas, energies, and so on between SN38 and SN38-ligand complexes. And the force field adopted the Gromos 54a7.