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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Identification of Human Dihydroorotate Dehydrogenase Inhibitor by a Pharmacophore-Based Virtual Screening Study.

Salvatore Galati, Stefano Sainas, Marta Giorgis, Donatella Boschi, Marco L Lolli, Gabriella Ortore, Giulio Poli, Tiziano Tuccinardi

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Salvatore GalatiDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1959-5839
Stefano SainasDepartment of Drug Science and Technology, University of Turin, 10125 Turin, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5010-8536
Marta GiorgisDepartment of Drug Science and Technology, University of Turin, 10125 Turin, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3282-1220
Donatella BoschiDepartment of Drug Science and Technology, University of Turin, 10125 Turin, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4929-4460
Marco L LolliDepartment of Drug Science and Technology, University of Turin, 10125 Turin, Italy.
Gabriella OrtoreDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy.
Giulio PoliDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy.
Tiziano TuccinardiDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6205-4069
University of Pisa · ITUniversity of Turin · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Human dihydroorotate dehydrogenase (hDHODH) is an enzyme belonging to a flavin mononucleotide (FMN)-dependent family involved in de novo pyrimidine biosynthesis, a key biological pathway for highly proliferating cancer cells and pathogens. In fact, hDHODH proved to be a promising therapeutic target for the treatment of acute myelogenous leukemia, multiple myeloma, and viral and bacterial infections; therefore, the identification of novel hDHODH ligands represents a hot topic in medicinal chemistry. In this work, we reported a virtual screening study for the identification of new promising hDHODH inhibitors. A pharmacophore-based approach combined with a consensus docking analysis and molecular dynamics simulations was applied to screen a large database of commercial compounds. The whole virtual screening protocol allowed for the identification of a novel compound that is endowed with promising inhibitory activity against hDHODH and is structurally different from known ligands. These results validated the reliability of the in silico workflow and provided a valuable starting point for hit-to-lead and future lead optimization studies aimed at the development of new potent hDHODH inhibitors.

Indexed as

Oxidoreductases Acting on CH-CH Group DonorsDihydroorotate DehydrogenaseDrug Evaluation, PreclinicalEnzyme InhibitorsHumansLigandsMolecular Docking SimulationReceptors, DrugReproducibility of ResultsDihydroorotate DehydrogenaseEnzyme InhibitorsLigandsOxidoreductases Acting on CH-CH Group DonorsReceptors, Drughuman dihydroorotate dehydrogenasepharmacophore modelvirtual screening

Identifiers

PMID35744791
PMCPMC9228440
OpenAlexW4282551714

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