Chemical-Reactivity Properties, Drug Likeness, and Bioactivity Scores of Seragamides A-F Anticancer Marine Peptides: Conceptual Density Functional Theory Viewpoint

A methodology based on concepts that arose from Density Functional Theory (CDFT) was chosen for the calculation of global and local reactivity descriptors of the Seragamide family of marine anticancer peptides. Determination of active sites for the molecules was achieved by resorting to some descrip...

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Authors: Flores-Holguin, Norma, Frau, Juan, Glossman-Mitnik, Daniel
Format: article
Publication Date:2019
Country:España
Institution:Conselleria de Salut i Consum del Govern de les Illes Balears
Repository:Docusalut
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:docusalut.com:20.500.13003/15197
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13003/15197
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Seragamides
chemical-reactivity theory
conceptual DFT
global and local reactivity descriptors
pKa
AGE-inhibition abilities
bioavailability
bioactivity scores
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Summary:A methodology based on concepts that arose from Density Functional Theory (CDFT) was chosen for the calculation of global and local reactivity descriptors of the Seragamide family of marine anticancer peptides. Determination of active sites for the molecules was achieved by resorting to some descriptors within Molecular Electron Density Theory (MEDT) such as Fukui functions. The pKas of the six studied peptides were established using a proposed relationship between this property and calculated chemical hardness. The drug likenesses and bioactivity properties of the peptides considered in this study were obtained by resorting to a homology model by comparison with the bioactivity of related molecules in their interaction with different receptors. With the object of analyzing the concept of drug repurposing, a study of potential AGE-inhibition abilities of Seragamides peptides was pursued by comparison with well-known drugs that are already available as pharmaceuticals.