Antimicrobial phytoconstituents from Azadirachta indica (neem) with potential inhibitor against FtsZ protein of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Nat Prod Res
; : 1-6, 2024 Mar 22.
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ABSTRACT
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a well-known pathogen for its rapid development of multi-drug antibiotic resistance. This pathogen is responsible for numerous human diseases, particularly affecting immunocompromised and elderly patients. Hence, discovering novel therapeutics has become necessary in the fight against antimicrobial resistance. This study is focused on evaluating the potential inhibitory activity of eleven phytocompounds from Azadirachta indica against the nucleotide-binding site of the FtsZ protein of P. aeruginosa through a cheminformatics approach. FtsZ is an indispensable and highly conserved protein in prokaryotic cell division. Docking studies revealed favourable binding energies (ΔG= - 8.3 to - 5.4 kcal/mol) for all selected phytoconstituents. Finally, we selected Nimbiol (CID 11119228), as a lead compound, exhibiting a binding energy (ΔG= -7.8 kcal/mol) for the target. Based on our findings, Nimbiol shows potential as an anti-FtsZ compound, making it a promising candidate for further in vitro and in vivo investigations to assess its antimicrobial activity.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
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En
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Nat Prod Res
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article
País de afiliação:
Colômbia
País de publicação:
Reino Unido