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Human acidic mammalian chitinase as a novel target for anti-asthma drug design using in silico screening.
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Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry . Jun2013, Vol. 21 Issue 11, p3214-3220. 7p. - Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- Abstract: Human acidic mammalian chitinase (hAMCase) was recently shown to be involved in the development of asthma, suggesting a possible application for hAMCase inhibitors as novel therapeutic agents for asthma. We therefore initiated drug discovery research into hAMCase using a combination of in silico methodologies and a hAMCase assay system. We first selected 23 candidate hAMCase inhibitors from a database of four million compounds using a multistep screening system combining Tripos Topomer Search technology, a docking calculation and two-dimensional molecular similarity analysis. We then measured hAMCase inhibitory activity of the selected compounds and identified seven compounds with IC50 values ⩽100μM. A model describing the binding modes of these hit compounds to hAMCase was constructed, and we discuss the structure–activity relationships of the compounds we identified, suggested by the model and the actual inhibitory activities of the compounds. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09680896
- Volume :
- 21
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 89089855
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bmc.2013.03.047