{"title":"Selected Polyphenols from Date (Phoenix dactylifera) as Anti-Virulence of Candida albicans Through Multiple Enzyme Targets","authors":"","doi":"10.33263/briac134.386","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Candida albicans (C. albicans) have long been attributed to various diseases like candidiasis and systemic diseases and exacerbate the symptoms of immunocompromised patients. C. albicans has enzymes that could function as drug targets to decrease its pathogenicity and eradicate the fungi. This research aimed to investigate the potency of selected polyphenols contained in dates (Phoenix dactylifera) in inhibiting important enzymes of C. albicans through molecular docking simulation. The structures of four target enzymes (Sap 1, Sap 2, Sap 3, Sap 5) of C. albicans and six selected polyphenol compounds from dates were downloaded from PDB and prepared using YASARA Structure. A molecular docking simulation was conducted using YASARA Structure. Docking results showed that procyanidin has a high binding affinity with target protein Sap 1 and Sap 5, while beta carotene has a high binding affinity with Sap 2 and Sap 3. The binding affinity range of all ligand-receptor complexes was as follows: Sap 1 (5.782 – 9.907 kcal/mol), Sap 2 (5.943 – 9.343 kcal/mol), Sap 3 (5.732 – 8.905 kcal/mol), and Sap 5 (5.873 – 9.430 kcal/mol). The interactions formed included hydrogen bonding, electrostatic and hydrophobic interactions, and unfavorable bindings. The data generated from molecular docking analysis warrant further experiments are necessary.","PeriodicalId":9026,"journal":{"name":"Biointerface Research in Applied Chemistry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2022-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"1","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Biointerface Research in Applied Chemistry","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.33263/briac134.386","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Candida albicans (C. albicans) have long been attributed to various diseases like candidiasis and systemic diseases and exacerbate the symptoms of immunocompromised patients. C. albicans has enzymes that could function as drug targets to decrease its pathogenicity and eradicate the fungi. This research aimed to investigate the potency of selected polyphenols contained in dates (Phoenix dactylifera) in inhibiting important enzymes of C. albicans through molecular docking simulation. The structures of four target enzymes (Sap 1, Sap 2, Sap 3, Sap 5) of C. albicans and six selected polyphenol compounds from dates were downloaded from PDB and prepared using YASARA Structure. A molecular docking simulation was conducted using YASARA Structure. Docking results showed that procyanidin has a high binding affinity with target protein Sap 1 and Sap 5, while beta carotene has a high binding affinity with Sap 2 and Sap 3. The binding affinity range of all ligand-receptor complexes was as follows: Sap 1 (5.782 – 9.907 kcal/mol), Sap 2 (5.943 – 9.343 kcal/mol), Sap 3 (5.732 – 8.905 kcal/mol), and Sap 5 (5.873 – 9.430 kcal/mol). The interactions formed included hydrogen bonding, electrostatic and hydrophobic interactions, and unfavorable bindings. The data generated from molecular docking analysis warrant further experiments are necessary.
期刊介绍:
Biointerface Research in Applied Chemistry is an international and interdisciplinary research journal that focuses on all aspects of nanoscience, bioscience and applied chemistry. Submissions are solicited in all topical areas, ranging from basic aspects of the science materials to practical applications of such materials. With 6 issues per year, the first one published on the 15th of February of 2011, Biointerface Research in Applied Chemistry is an open-access journal, making all research results freely available online. The aim is to publish original papers, short communications as well as review papers highlighting interdisciplinary research, the potential applications of the molecules and materials in the bio-field. Our aim is to encourage scientists to publish their experimental and theoretical results in as much detail as possible.