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Molecular Basis of Inhibitory Activities of Berberine against Pathogenic Enzymes in Alzheimer's Disease
Joint Authors
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-01-04
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Natural & Life Sciences (Multidisciplinary)
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
The natural isoquinoline alkaloid berberine possesses potential to treat Alzheimer's disease (AD) by targeting multiple pathogenic factors.
In the present study, docking simulations were performed to gain deeper insights into the molecular basis of berberine's inhibitory effects against the important pathogenic enzymes of AD, that is, acetylcholinesterase, butyrylcholinesterase, and two isoforms of monoamine oxidase.
It was found that the theoretical binding affinities of berberine to the four enzymes are very close to the experimental values, which verify the methodology.
Further inspection to the binding modes found that hydrophobic interactions between the hydrophobic surface of berberine and neighboring hydrophobic residues are the principal forces contributing to the ligand-receptor interactions.
Although berberine cation also has potential to form electrostatic interaction with neighboring residues, it is interesting to find that electrostatic force is excluded in the four cases unexpectedly.
These results have important implications for the berberine-based anti-AD drug design.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ji, Hong-Fang& Shen, Liang. 2012. Molecular Basis of Inhibitory Activities of Berberine against Pathogenic Enzymes in Alzheimer's Disease. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-500931
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ji, Hong-Fang& Shen, Liang. Molecular Basis of Inhibitory Activities of Berberine against Pathogenic Enzymes in Alzheimer's Disease. The Scientific World Journal No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-500931
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ji, Hong-Fang& Shen, Liang. Molecular Basis of Inhibitory Activities of Berberine against Pathogenic Enzymes in Alzheimer's Disease. The Scientific World Journal. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-500931
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-500931