Secondary metabolites of Cynodon dactylon as an
antagonist to angiotensin II type1 receptor: Novel in1★★ Corresponding author
- 1silico drug targeting approach for diabetic retinopathy R. K. Jananie, V. Priya, K. Vijayalakshmi Department of Biochemistry, Bharathi Women’s College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Research Paper.
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antagonist to angiotensin II type1 receptor: Novel in
silico drug targeting approach for diabetic retinopathy R. K. Jananie, V. Priya, K. Vijayalakshmi Department of Biochemistry, Bharathi Women’s College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Research Paper.
Volume 3, Issue 1 · pp. 20–25 · PUBLISHED 2012 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.92497
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Objectives: To study the ability of the secondary metabolites of Cynodon dactylon to serve as an antagonist to angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AT1); activation of this receptor plays a vital role in diabetic retinopathy (DR). Materials and Methods: In silico methods are mainly harnessed to reduce time, cost and risk associated with drug discovery. Twenty-four compounds were identified as the secondary metabolites of hydroalcoholic extract of C. dactylon using the GCMS technique. These were considered as the ligands or inhibitors that would serve as an antagonist to the AT1. The ACD/Chemsketch tool was used to generate 3D structures of the ligands. A molecular file format converter tool was used to convert the generated data to the PDB format (Protein Data Bank) and was used for docking studies. The AT1 structure was retrieved from the Swissprot data base and PDB and visualized using the Rasmol tool. Domain analysis was carried from the Pfam data base; following this, the active site of the target protein was identified using a Q-site finder tool. The ability of the ligands to bind with the active site of AT1 was studied using the Autodocking tool. The docking results were analyzed using the WebLab viewer tool. Results: Sixteen ligands showed effective binding with the target protein; diazoprogesteron, didodecyl phthalate, and 9,12-octadecadienoyl chloride (z,z) may be considered as compounds that could be used to bind with the active site sequence of AT1. Conclusions: The present study shows that the metabolites of C. dactylon could serve as a natural antagonist to AT1 that could be used to treat diabetic retinopathy.
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in, A. T. A. I. T. R. N. (2012). Secondary metabolites of Cynodon dactylon as an. Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics, 3(1), 20–25. https://doi.org/10.4103/0976-500X.92497