Publications by authors named "Said Belaaouad"

The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is part of a protein family that controls cell growth and development. Due to its importance, EGFR has been identified as a suitable target for creating novel drugs. For this research, we conducted a 2D-QSAR analysis on a set of 31 molecules derived from quinazoline, which exhibited inhibitory activity against human lung cancer.

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Breast cancer remains a leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women globally, necessitating the development of more effective therapeutic agents with minimal side effects. This study explores novel 1,2,4-triazine-3(2H)-one derivatives as potential inhibitors of Tubulin, a pivotal protein in cancer cell division, highlighting a targeted approach in cancer therapy. Using an integrated computational approach, we combined quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) modeling, ADMET profiling, molecular docking, and molecular dynamics simulations to evaluate and predict the efficacy and stability of these compounds.

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In searching for a new and efficient therapeutic agent against Alzheimer's disease, a Quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) was derived for 45 Flavonoid derivatives recently synthesized and evaluated as cholinesterase inhibitors. The multiple linear regression method (MLR) was adopted to develop an adequate mathematical model that describes the relationship between a variety of molecular descriptors of the studied compounds and their biological activities (cholinesterase inhibitors). Golbraikh and Tropsha criteria were applied to verify the validity of the built model.

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The present study aims to investigate about the quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) of a series of Thiazole derivatives reported as anticancer agents (hepatocellular carcinoma), using principally the electronic descriptors calculated by the DFT method and by applying the multiple linear regression method. The developed model showed good statistical parameters ( = 0.725,  = 0.

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Human Immunodeficiency Virus type 1 protease (HIV-1 PR) is one of the most challenging targets of antiretroviral therapy used in the treatment of AIDS-infected people. The performance of protease inhibitors (PIs) is limited by the development of protease mutations that can promote resistance to the treatment. The current study was carried out using statistics and bioinformatics tools.

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In the present study, a quantitative relationship between the biological inhibitory activity of alpha-amylase and molecular structures of novel benzimidazole derivatives is analyzed in silico. The best QSAR model screened via MLR technique indicated that the exact mass, topological diameter and numerical rotational bonding structural properties of benzimidazole derivatives highly affect the bioactivity of these compounds against α-amylase. Based on the structural properties identified via linear QSAR model favorable for improving pIC50 of benzimidazole derivatives, fourteen new molecules bearing benzimidazole radicals were designed and their biological inhibitory activity against α-amylase was improved.

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Article Synopsis
  • - Research focused on evaluating forty unsymmetrical aromatic disulfide derivatives as potential inhibitors of the SARS Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-1) using density functional theory (DFT) calculations for quantum chemical descriptors and various software for topological and thermodynamic analysis.
  • - The study utilized a quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) approach, creating robust statistical models to predict the compounds' inhibitory activity based on their structural characteristics, with the best model showing high predictive accuracy.
  • - Key findings revealed that the compounds' effectiveness against the SARS-CoV main protease is influenced by specific molecular descriptors, leading to the suggestion that smaller electron-withdrawing groups could enhance inhibitory activity; new promising compound designs were proposed based on these insights.
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The enzyme Leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) has become a target of therapeutic interest in Parkinson research.Athree-dimensional quantitative structure-activity relationships(3D-QSAR) study was performed on twenty six azaindazole derivatives as LRRK2 inhibitorsobtained using rigid body alignment (Distill). CoMFA and CoMSIA model shave achieved high activity-descriptor relationship efficiency of 96% and 93% as shown by the regression-coefficient (R=0.

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By taking the IR spectra of several cyclotriphosphates of a resolved structure, has subsequently shown that it is possible to characterize the PO ring by its IR spectrum and, in some favorable cases, to make them Predicted symmetry of the cycle by examining the number, profile and position of the observed infrared bands in the symmetric valence vibration of the POP (νs POP) groups. He identified criteria for each type of symmetry and discussed, using concrete examples, the limits of the infrared method in determining the symmetry of the cycle (all the possible symmetries that a PO cycle can have). Recently, at the Laboratory, studies have been undertaken by A.

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