MurB as a target in an alternative approach to tackle the Vibrio cholerae resistance using molecular docking and simulation study.

J Cell Biochem

Medical and Biological Computing Laboratory, School of Biosciences and Technology, VIT University, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.

Published: February 2018

Cholera is a serious threat to a large population in the under developed countries. Though oral rehydration therapy is the preferred choice of treatment, the use of antibiotics could reduce the microbial load in the case of severity. The use of antibiotics is also sought in the scenarios where there is problem with access to clean water. However, Vibrio cholera (V. cholerae) strains have developed resistance to antibiotics such as amoxicillin, ampicillin, chloramphenicol, doxycycline, erythromycin, and tetracycline. In this work, we have addressed the resistance issue by targeting MurB protein which is essential for the cell wall biosynthesis in V. cholerae. 20 Phytochemical compounds were chosen to screen the potential inhibitors against V. cholerae to avoid the complications faced by synthesis of small molecules. The molecular docking and dynamics study indicates that quercetin is the most potential and stable inhibitor of Murb.

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