A Computational Approach Using α-Carbonic Anhydrase to Find Anti-Trypanosoma cruzi Agents
| Audiencia | Público en general | es_ES |
| Cobertura | México | es_ES |
| Fecha de ingreso | 2026-09-15T00:31:24Z | |
| Fecha de publicación | 2024-07-31 | |
| Resumen | Background: Chagas disease has an ineffective drug treatment despite efforts made over the last four decades. The carbonic anhydrase of Trypanosoma cruzi (α-TcCA) has emerged as an interesting target for the design of new antiparasitic compounds due to its crucial role in parasite processes. Objective: The aim in this study was identify potential α-TcCA inhibitors with trypanocidal activity. Methods: A maximum common substructure (MCS) and molecular docking were used to carried out a ligand- and structure-based virtual screening of ZINC20 and MolPort databases. The compounds selected were evaluated in an in vitro model against the NINOA strain of Trypanosoma cruzi, and cytotoxicity was determined in a murine model of macrophage cells J774.2. Results: Five sulfonamide derivatives (C7, C9, C14, C19, and C21) had the highest docking scores (-6.94 to -8.31 kcal/mol). They showed key residue interactions on the active site of the α-TcCA and good biopharmaceutical and pharmacokinetic properties. C7, C9, and C21 had half-maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) values of 26, 61.6, and 49 μM, respectively, against NINOA strain epimastigotes of Trypanosoma cruzi. Conclusion: Compounds C7, C9, and C21 showed trypanocidal activity; therefore, these results encourage the development of new trypanocidal agents based in their scaffold. | es_ES |
| Doi | https://doi.org/10.2174/0115734064310458240719071823 | es_ES |
| URI | https://riuat.uat.edu.mx/handle/123456789/3048 | |
| Idioma | en | es_ES |
| Editorial | Bentham Science Publishers | es_ES |
| Relación | Medicinal Chemistry | es_ES |
| URL relacionado | https://doi.org/10.2174/0115734064310458240719071823 | es_ES |
| Derechos | Acceso restringido / Suscripción (Metadatos de producción científica) | es_ES |
| Licencia | http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec | es_ES |
| Fuente | Medicinal Chemistry | |
| Palabra clave | Trypanosoma cruzi | es_ES |
| Palabra clave | Antiparasitic | es_ES |
| Palabra clave | Cytotoxicity | es_ES |
| Palabra clave | Antiparasitic agent | es_ES |
| Palabra clave | Chagas disease | es_ES |
| Palabra clave | Docking (animal) | es_ES |
| Palabra clave | Carbonic anhydrase | es_ES |
| Palabra clave | Virtual screening | es_ES |
| Palabra clave | Chemistry | es_ES |
| Palabra clave | In vitro | es_ES |
| Palabra clave | Biochemistry | es_ES |
| Palabra clave | Biology | es_ES |
| Clasificación | Enzyme function and inhibition | es_ES |
| Título | A Computational Approach Using α-Carbonic Anhydrase to Find Anti-Trypanosoma cruzi Agents | es_ES |
| Tipo | Artículo | es_ES |
| Arbitrado | Ha sido Arbitrado | es_ES |
| Autor | Ortíz-Pérez, Eyra | |
| Autor | Méndez-Álvarez, Domingo | |
| Autor | Juárez-Saldívar, Alfredo | |
| Autor | Moreno‐Rodríguez, Adriana | |
| Autor | Alba-Alvarado, Mariana Citlalli de | |
| Autor | González‐González, Alonzo | |
| Autor | Vázquez, Karina | |
| Autor | Martínez-Vázquez, Ana Verónica | |
| Autor | Nogueda‐Torres, Benjamín | |
| Autor | Lara‐Ramírez, Edgar E. | |
| Autor | Paz-Gonzalez, Alma D. | |
| Autor | Rivera, Gildardo | |
| Autor | Ortíz-Pérez, Eyra | es_ES |
| Autor | Méndez-Álvarez, Domingo | es_ES |
| Autor | Juárez-Saldívar, Alfredo | es_ES |
| Autor | Moreno‐Rodríguez, Adriana | es_ES |
| Autor | Alba-Alvarado, Mariana Citlalli de | es_ES |
| Autor | González‐González, Alonzo | es_ES |
| Autor | Vázquez, Karina | es_ES |
| Autor | Martínez-Vázquez, Ana Verónica | es_ES |
| Autor | Nogueda‐Torres, Benjamín | es_ES |
| Autor | Lara‐Ramírez, Edgar E. | es_ES |
| Autor | Paz-Gonzalez, Alma D. | es_ES |
| Autor | Rivera, Gildardo | es_ES |
| Institución | Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas | |
| Institución | Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas | es_ES |
| Número | 1 | es_ES |
| Rango de páginas | 46-60 | es_ES |
| URL relacionada | https://doi.org/10.2174/0115734064310458240719071823 | |
| Tipo de artículo | Indexado | |
| Tipo de artículo | Indexado | es_ES |
| Volumen | 21 | es_ES |
