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JOURNAL OF BIOMOLECULAR STRUCTURE & DYNAMICS
卷 40, 期 15, 页码 6787-6797出版社
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2021.1889666
关键词
Rhipicephalus microplus; acetylcholinesterase; homology modeling; flavonoid; acaricidal activity
资金
- Fundacao de Amparoa Pesquisa do Estado da Bahia (FAPESB)
- Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana (UEFS)
The study used homology modeling to predict the structure of R. microplus AChE1 (RmAChE1) and molecular docking to analyze the anticholinesterase activity of flavonoids and a synthetic acaricide. The results showed that the flavonoid quercetin exhibited promising anti-tick activity in terms of AChE inhibition and larval mortality.
Rhipicephalus microplus is an important ectoparasite of cattle, causing considerable economical losses. Resistance to chemical acaricides has stimulated the search for new antiparasitic drugs, including natural products as an eco-friendly alternative of control. Flavonoids represent a class of natural compounds with many biological activities, such as enzyme inhibitors. Acetylcholinesterase is an essential enzyme for tick survival that stands out as an important target for the development of acaricides. This work aimed to predict this 3D structure by homology modeling and use the model to identify compound with inhibitory activity. The model of R. microplus AChE1 (RmAChE1) was constructed using MODELLER program. The optimization and molecular dynamic investigation were performed in GROMACS program. The model developed was used, by molecular docking, to evaluate the anticholinesterase activity of flavonoids (quercetin, rutin, diosmin, naringin and hesperidin) and an acaricide synthetic (eserine). Additionally, in vitro inhibition of AChE and larval immersion tests were performed. The model of RmAChE1 showed to be sterically and energetically acceptable. In molecular dynamics simulations, the 3D structure remains stable with Root Mean Square Deviation = 3.58 angstrom and Root Mean Square Fluctuation = 1.43 angstrom. In molecular docking analyses, only eserine and quercetin show affinity energy to the RmAChE (Gridscore: -52.17 and -39.44 kcal/mol, respectively). Among the flavonoids, quercetin exhibited the best in vitro inhibition of AChE activity (15.8%) and mortality of larvae tick (30.2%). The use of in silico and in vitro techniques has shown that quercetin showed promising anti-tick activity and structural requirements to interact with RmAChE1. Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma
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