Publications by authors named "Hitesh K Sharma"

Herein, we introduce an eco-friendly electrochemical sensor based on melamine-enriched nitrogen-doped carbon nanosheets decorated with gold nanoparticles (Au-CNSm) for arsenic sensing. An extremely facile, low-toxicity, biocompatible, and affordable hydrothermal technique was adopted for the synthesis of the Au-CNSm nanocomposite. The Au-CNSm-integrated sensing platform was optimized for electrode composition by cyclic voltammetry (CV).

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Infectious diseases have remained a burgeoning cause of death and disability since long. Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is a severe bacterial pathogen causing nosocomial and community infections.

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Unlabelled: Cell division cycle 20 (CDC20), a critical partner of anaphase promoting complex (APC/C), is indispensably required for metaphase-to-anaphase transition. CDC20 overexpression in TNBC breast cancer patients has been found to be correlated with poor prognosis, hence, we aimed to target CDC20 for TNBC therapeutics. In silico molecular docking of large-scale chemical libraries (phytochemicals/synthetic drugs) against CDC20 protein structure identified five synthetic drugs and four phytochemicals as potential hits interacting with CDC20 active site.

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Article Synopsis
  • Targeted therapy for triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is crucial because conventional chemotherapy is often ineffective for advanced cases, prompting research into new therapeutic targets, particularly the MELK protein, which is overexpressed in TNBC.
  • Researchers used molecular docking to screen a variety of chemical libraries and identified several phytochemicals and synthetic drugs that interact with the MELK protein, with a focus on their drug-like properties and potential anti-tumor effects.
  • Among these identified compounds, isoliquiritigenin and emodin showed significant growth inhibition of TNBC cells and effectively reduced MELK expression, leading to cell cycle arrest and apoptosis, highlighting their potential as MELK inhibitors for further drug development.
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