Pharmacophore and structure-based drug design, molecular dynamics and admet/tox studies to design novel potential pad4 inhibitors.

J Biomol Struct Dyn

d Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas (CBPF) , Rua Dr. Xavier Sigaud, 150, Urca, Rio de Janeiro-RJ 22290-180 , Brazil.

Published: March 2019

We have used docking (GLIDE), pharmacophore modeling (Discovery Studio), long trajectory molecular dynamics (Discovery Studio) and ADMET/Tox (QikProp and DEREK) to investigate PAD4 in order to determine potential novel inhibitors and hits. We have carried out virtual screening in the ZINC natural compounds database. Pharmacokinetics and Toxicity of the best hits were assessed using databases implemented in softwares that create models based on chemical structures taking into account consideration about the toxicophoric groups. A wide variety of pharmaceutical relevant properties are determined in order to make decisions about molecular suitability. After screening and analysis, the 6 most promising PAD4 inhibitors are suggested, with strong interactions (pi-stacking, hydrogen bonds, hydrophobic contacts) and suitable pharmacotherapeutic profile as well.

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