DNA gyrase subunit B, that catalyzes the hydrolysis of ATP, is an attractive target for the development of antibacterial drugs. This work is intended to rationalize molecular recognition at DNA gyrase B enzyme - inhibitor binding interface through the evaluation of different scoring functions in finding the correct pose and scoring properly 50 Escherichia coli DNA Gyrase B inhibitors belonging to five different classes. Improving the binding free energy calculation accuracy is further attempted by using rescoring schemes after short molecular dynamic simulations of the obtained docked complexes. These data are then compared with the corresponding experimental enzyme activity data. The results are analyzed from a structural point of view emphasizing the strengths and limitations of the techniques applied in the study.
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January 2025
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Alexandria University Alexandria 21521 Egypt
A microwave-assisted method was utilized to synthesize novel pyranoquinolone derivatives as dual acting topoisomerase II/DNA gyrase inhibitors with apoptosis induction ability for halting lung cancer and staphylococcal infection. Herein, the designed rationale was directed toward mimicking the structural features of both topoisomerase II and DNA gyrase inhibitors as well as endowing them with apoptosis induction potential. The absolute configuration of the series was assigned using X-ray diffraction analysis.
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Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Anadolu University, Eskişehir, Turkey.
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January 2025
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, 12613, Egypt.
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