Exploration of new scaffolds as potential MAO-A inhibitors using pharmacophore and 3D-QSAR based in silico screening

Suhas M. Shelke, Sharad H. Bhosale, Radha Charan Dash, Mugdha R. Suryawanshi, Kakasaheb R. Mahadik

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Abstract

Monoamine oxidase-A (MAO-A) inhibitors are of particular importance in the treatment of depressive disorders. Herein described is pharmacophore generation and atom-based 3D-QSAR analysis of previously reported pyrrole based MAO-A inhibitors in order to get insight into their structural requirements responsible for high affinity. The best pharmacophore model generated consisted of four features DHHR: a hydrogen bond donor (D), two hydrophobic groups (H) and an aromatic ring (R). Based on model generated, a statistically valid 3D-QSAR with good predictability was developed. Derived pharmacophore was used as a query to search Zinc 'clean drug-like' database. Hits retrieved were passed progressively through filters like fitness score, predicted activity and docking scores. The survived hits present new scaffolds with a potential for MAO-A inhibition.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2419-2424
Number of pages6
JournalBioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters
Volume21
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 15 2011
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • 3D-QSAR
  • Docking
  • MAO-A inhibitors
  • Pharmacophore
  • in silico screening

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Medicine
  • Molecular Biology
  • Pharmaceutical Science
  • Drug Discovery
  • Clinical Biochemistry
  • Organic Chemistry

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