Virtual Screening of Indonesian Herbal Compounds wNeuraminidase Inhibitor Activity against N2 Influenza Virus Protein: An in silico Study
Journal: Molecular and Cellular Biomedical Sciences (Vol.8, No. 2)Publication Date: 2024-07-01
Authors : Diana Nurjanah; Fadilah Fadilah; Ni Luh Putu Indi Dharmayanti;
Page : 105-16
Keywords : influenza; molecular docking; neuraminidase; resistance; virtual screening;
Abstract
Background: Neuraminidase inhibitor (NAI) is one of anti-influenza drugs recommended for use by the World Health Organization (WHO). However, after treatment with NAI drugs in human, resistance to influenza antiviral drugs is begun to rise. Therefore, identification of compounds from Indonesian herbal plants as natural inhibitors of the influenza virus neuraminidase protein needs to be conducted for the development of new anti-influenza drugs. Materials and methods: The crystal structure of the neuraminidase protein complex used in this study was obtained from the Protein Data Bank (PDB). Structure-based pharmacophore modeling was performed using LigandScout version 4.4.5 software. Indonesian herbal plant compounds were collected from the HerbalDB database. Protein and ligand processing was carried out using Autodock 4.2 software. The 3D interaction visualization was carried out with Autodock software, while 2D interaction visualization was carried out with LigPlot software. To determine the toxicity and drug-likeliness of the ligand, the test ligands that had the best docking results were predicted using SwissADME and AdmetSAR. Results: From the virtual screening results, 24 hits were found, and five compounds had the best binding energy among the 24 tested compounds, these were pollenitin (ΔG=-7.22 kcal/mol), OPC-4:0 (ΔG=-7.11 kcal/mol), 6-hydroxykaempferol (ΔG=-7.08 kcal/mol), 5,8-dihydroxy-7,4'-dimethoxyflavone (ΔG=-7.07 kcal/mol), and 3,5,6,7-tetrahydroxy-4'-methoxyflavone (ΔG=-6.95 kcal/mol). The best five compounds were then chosen for further analysis. Conclusion: OPC-4:0 is found to be the best compound for the NAI based on its binding energy, pharmacokinetics, toxicity, and drug-likeliness. Thus, OPC-4:0 might be a potential candidate as a NAI of HxN2 virus.
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