AN IN SILICO EVALUATION OF COCCINIA GRANDIS FRUITS AGAINST ALZHEIMERS DISEASE

The aim of the present study is to find the effectiveness of reported phytocompou nds from Coccinia grandis fruit s against Alzheimer's disease. Acetylcholinesterase is an important target in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease and it was taken as a receptor for this study. The reported phytocompounds w ere taken as ligand molecul e s and t he 3D structure of h uman a cetylcholinesterase w as retrieved from PDB database. The 3D structure of synthetic drug and reported phytocompounds were obtained from Pub Chem database. Docking studies were performed using Glide (a Schrodinger module) . From the results , it wa s observed that the phytocompounds β - Sitosterol ( - 8.70 Kcal/mol) , Pectin ( - 7.82 Kcal/mol) , Retinol ( - 7.24 Kcal/mol) and Taraxerone ( - 6.40 Kcal/mol) had better glide score than the synthetic drug r ivastigmine ( - 5.6 Kcal/mol ). Hence, it is suggested that intake of Coccinia grandis fruits can be used to reduce the severity and progress of Alzheimer's disease .