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ArticleBMC chemistry2025

Watercress-derived glucosinolates as potential allosteric PTP1B inhibitors: a dual in silico and in vitro study on insulin signaling modulation.

Noha A Ahmed, Ahmed A Allam, Hassan A Rudayni, Fahad M Alshabrmi, Faris F Aba Alkhayl, Doaa A Abdelrheem, Al Mokhtar Lamsabhi, Sarah I Othman, Emadeldin M Kamel

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Article in BMC chemistry, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Noha A AhmedPhysiology Division, Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Beni-Suef University, P.O. Box 62521, Beni-Suef, Egypt. drnohascience@science.bsu.edu.eg.
Ahmed A AllamDepartment of Biology, College of Science, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), 11623, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Hassan A RudayniDepartment of Biology, College of Science, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), 11623, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Fahad M AlshabrmiDepartment of Medical Laboratories, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Qassim University, 51452, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia.
Faris F Aba AlkhaylDepartment of Medical Laboratories, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Qassim University, 51452, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia.
Doaa A AbdelrheemDepartment of Biology, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. BOX 84428, 11671, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Al Mokhtar LamsabhiDepartamento de Química and Institute for Advanced Research in Chemical Science (IAdChem), Facultad de Ciencias, Módulo 13, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049, Madrid, Spain.
Sarah I OthmanDepartment of Biology, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. BOX 84428, 11671, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Emadeldin M KamelChemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, 62514, Egypt.

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Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación PID2019-110091GB-I00 (MICINN)Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University PNURSP2025R5
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study investigates the inhibitory potential of four glucosinolates-glucoerucin, glucoiberin, gluconasturtiin, and glucotropaeolin-isolated from watercress (Nasturtium officinale) against Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase 1B (PTP1B), a key regulator of insulin signaling. Molecular docking, molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, and MM/PBSA free energy calculations identified glucoerucin (-17.18 ± 3.51 kcal/mol) and gluconasturtiin (-13.54 ± 1.79 kcal/mol) as the strongest binders, with stable interactions involving Phe280 and Phe196 through π-π stacking. Potential Energy Landscape (PEL) analysis further confirmed that these two compounds occupied the most stable low-energy conformational states, reinforcing their favorable binding to PTP1B. In vitro enzyme inhibition assays provided experimental validation that glucoerucin (IC₅₀ = 6.07 ± 0.69 µM) and gluconasturtiin (IC₅₀ = 7.65 ± 0.45 µM) demonstrated the strongest inhibitory effects, comparable to ursolic acid (IC₅₀ = 7.11 ± 0.95 µM). Enzyme kinetics revealed a non-competitive inhibition mechanism, with K

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GlucosinolatesIn silicoIn vitroPTP1BWatercress

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