Abstract
The high frequency of contamination by herbicides suggests the need for more active and selective herbicides. Glyphosate is the active component of one of the top-selling herbicides, which is also a potent EPSP synthase inhibitor. That is a key enzyme in the shikimic acid pathway, which is found only in plants and some microorganisms. Thus, EPSP synthase is regarded as a prime target for herbicides. In this line, molecular modeling studies using molecular dynamics simulations and molecular docking techniques were performed to understand the interaction of glyphosate and its analogs with the wild type enzyme and Gly96Ala mutant EPSP synthase. Our findings indicate some key points for the designing new selective glyphosate derivates.
Keywords: EPSP synthase, glyphosate, molecular dynamics, molecular docking
Current Bioactive Compounds
Title: Analysis of Wild-Type and Gly96Ala Mutant EPSP Synthase Structures via in Silico Docking with Inhibitors and Molecular Dynamics Simulation
Volume: 5 Issue: 2
Author(s): Melissa S. Caetano, Teodorico C. Ramalho, Elaine F.F. da Cunha, Daniela Josa and Thais C.S. Souza
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Keywords: EPSP synthase, glyphosate, molecular dynamics, molecular docking
Abstract: The high frequency of contamination by herbicides suggests the need for more active and selective herbicides. Glyphosate is the active component of one of the top-selling herbicides, which is also a potent EPSP synthase inhibitor. That is a key enzyme in the shikimic acid pathway, which is found only in plants and some microorganisms. Thus, EPSP synthase is regarded as a prime target for herbicides. In this line, molecular modeling studies using molecular dynamics simulations and molecular docking techniques were performed to understand the interaction of glyphosate and its analogs with the wild type enzyme and Gly96Ala mutant EPSP synthase. Our findings indicate some key points for the designing new selective glyphosate derivates.
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Caetano S. Melissa, Ramalho C. Teodorico, da Cunha F.F. Elaine, Josa Daniela and Souza C.S. Thais, Analysis of Wild-Type and Gly96Ala Mutant EPSP Synthase Structures via in Silico Docking with Inhibitors and Molecular Dynamics Simulation, Current Bioactive Compounds 2009; 5 (2) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157340709788451966
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157340709788451966 |
Print ISSN 1573-4072 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1875-6646 |
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