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Investigating the potential of 6-substituted 3-formyl chromone derivatives as anti-diabetic agents using in silico methods

  • Sci Rep. 2024 Jun 8;14(1):13221. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-63237-y.
Minhaz Zabin Saif 1,  Nusrat Jahan Ikbal Esha 1,  Syeda Tasnim Quayum 1,  Shofiur Rahman 2,  Mahmoud A Al-Gawati 3,  Ghadah Alsowygh 3,  Hamad Albrithen 3 4,  Abdullah N Alodhayb 5 6,  Raymond A Poirier 7,  Kabir M Uddin 8
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Affiliations

  • 1 Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, North South University, Bashundhara,, Dhaka, 1217, Bangladesh.
  • 2 Biological and Environmental Sensing Research Unit, King Abdullah Institute for Nanotechnology, King Saud University, 11451, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. mrahman1@ksu.edu.sa.
  • 3 Biological and Environmental Sensing Research Unit, King Abdullah Institute for Nanotechnology, King Saud University, 11451, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
  • 4 Research Chair for Tribology, Surface, and Interface Sciences, Department of Physics and Astronomy, College of Science, King Saud University, 11451, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
  • 5 Biological and Environmental Sensing Research Unit, King Abdullah Institute for Nanotechnology, King Saud University, 11451, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. aalodhayb@ksu.edu.sa.
  • 6 Research Chair for Tribology, Surface, and Interface Sciences, Department of Physics and Astronomy, College of Science, King Saud University, 11451, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. aalodhayb@ksu.edu.sa.
  • 7 Department of Chemistry, Memorial University, St. John's, Newfoundland, A1B 3X7, Canada. rpoirier@mun.ca.
  • 8 Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, North South University, Bashundhara,, Dhaka, 1217, Bangladesh. kabirmuddin@gmail.com.
PMID: 38851807 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-63237-y
Abstract

In exploring nature's potential in addressing diabetes-related conditions, this study investigates the therapeutic capabilities of 3-formyl chromone derivatives. Utilizing in silico methodologies, we focus on 6-substituted 3-formyl chromone derivatives (1-16) to assess their therapeutic potential in treating diabetes. The research examined the formyl group at the chromone's C-3 position. ADMET, biological activities, were conducted along with B3LYP calculations using 3 different basis sets. The analogues were analyzed based on their parent structure obtained from PubChem. The HOMO-LUMO gap confirmed the bioactive nature of the derivatives, NBO analysis was performed to understand the charge transfer. PASS prediction revealed that 3-formyl chromone derivatives are potent aldehyde oxidase inhibitors, Insulin inhibitors, HIF1A expression inhibitors, and histidine kinase. Molecular docking studies indicated that the compounds had a strong binding affinity with proteins, including CAD, BHK, IDE, HIF-α, p53, COX, and Mpro of SARS-CoV2. 6-isopropyl-3-formyl chromone (4) displayed the highest affinity for IDE, with a binding energy of - 8.5 kcal mol-1. This result outperformed the affinity of the reference standard dapagliflozin (- 7.9 kcal mol-1) as well as two other compounds that target human IDE, namely vitexin (- 8.3 kcal mol-1) and myricetin (- 8.4 kcal mol-1). MD simulations were revealed RMSD value between 0.2 and 0.5 nm, indicating the strength of the protein-ligand complex at the active site.

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