Title |
In silico identification of targets for a novel scaffold, 2-thiazolylimino-5-benzylidin-thiazolidin-4-one
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Published in |
Molecular Diversity, April 2015
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DOI | 10.1007/s11030-015-9578-2 |
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Authors |
Poornima Iyer, Jahnavi Bolla, Vivek Kumar, Manjinder Singh Gill, M. Elizabeth Sobhia |
Abstract |
Thiazolidinone derivatives have been found to exhibit a wide range of pharmacological activities. 2-Thiazolylimino-5-benzylidene-thiazolidin-4-one derivatives show antibacterial activity in in vitro tests which are comparable to marketed drugs. However, the target for this scaffold remains yet to be identified. In our work, we identified seven putative targets for this scaffold using web servers such as DRAR-CPI, PharmMapper, and TarFisDock and databases such as BindingDB and ChEMBL. Each of these servers used different algorithms and scoring functions for protein target identification. Further, these targets are substantiated by molecular docking analysis. Based on the docking studies, scaffold 2-thiazolylimino-5-benzylidene-thiazolidin-4-one is observed to exhibit affinity against diverse targets, particularly, towards COX-2, acetylcholinesterase, aldose reductase, and thyroid hormone receptor alpha. This study describes an initial probability that these proteins may be targeted by this scaffold. |
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