Publications by authors named "V Masand"

Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3 beta (GSK-3β) is a crucial enzyme linked to various cellular processes, including neurodegeneration, autophagy, and diabetes. A structurally diverse set of 1293 molecules having GSK-3β modulatory activity has been used. Molecular docking and eXplainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) have been used concomitantly.

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Quinoxalines are benzopyrazine derivatives with significant therapeutic impact in the pharmaceutical industry. They proved to be useful against inflammation, bacterial, fungal, viral infection, diabetes and other applications. Very recently, in January 2024, the FDA approved new quinoxaline containing drug, erdafitinib for treatment of certain carcinomas.

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Article Synopsis
  • Cardiovascular diseases affect 608 million people globally, causing 32% of deaths, and often require combination therapy targeting the RAAS and Neprilysin systems.
  • A new multi-target in-silico modeling technique (mt-QSAR) was developed to assess the inhibitory effects on Neprilysin and Angiotensin-converting enzymes, achieving around 90% accuracy using various machine learning algorithms on 983 chemicals.
  • The study’s findings, including virtual screening and molecular dynamics simulations, aim to aid in identifying new multi-targeted treatments for cardiovascular conditions.
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Background: Despite the progress in comprehending molecular design principles and biochemical processes associated with thrombin inhibition, there is a crucial need to optimize efforts and curtail the recurrence of synthesis-testing cycles. Nitrogen and N-heterocycles are key features of many anti-thrombin drugs. Hence, a pragmatic analysis of nitrogen and N-heterocycles in thrombin inhibitors is important throughout the drug discovery pipeline.

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