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Current Nutrition & Food Science

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ISSN (Print): 1573-4013
ISSN (Online): 2212-3881

Research Article

Molecular Docking and Semi-Empirical Quantum Studies on Cholesterol with Cyclodextrins

Author(s): Boubaker Hosouna, Ashraf A.A. Abdusalam*, Hassan Y. Aboul-Enein* and Hebatallah A. Wagdy

Volume 14, Issue 3, 2018

Page: [204 - 210] Pages: 7

DOI: 10.2174/1573401313666170525134654

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Abstract

Background: Studies on the inclusion complex between cholesterol and cyclodextrins (α, β in addition to γ-CDs) are well known and have been documented, but the molecular details of this process are largely unknown.

Methods: A molecular modeling study adopting Autodock 4.2 and quantum mechanical calculations by using the Gaussian 03 software was conducted. The quantum mechanical calculations were performed using the semi-empirical strategy PM3.

Results & Conclusion: The results show that efficient cholesterol extraction depends on the free energy calculations, which indicates that β-CDs have a strong affinity as the best host of one of several studied CDs compounds. Its covalent bond was formed in the inclusion complex of CHO- β-CDs to pack cholesterol molecules, thereby making their extraction favorable to confirm cholesterol removal.

Keywords: Cholesterol, α, β and γ-Cyclodextrins, inclusion complex, molecular interaction, quantum mechanical calculations, Gaussian 03 software.

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