Open AccessClick chemistry and molecular modeling methods in computer-aided design and identification of potential HIV-1 inhibitors
Author(s) -
Alexander A. Andrianov,
Artsemi Yushkevich,
Ivan P. Bosko,
Anna D. Karpenko,
Yuri V. Kornoushenko,
Konstantin V. Furs,
Alexander V. Tuzikov
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
doklady nacionalʹnoj akademii nauk belarusi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2524-2431
pISSN - 1561-8323
DOI - 10.29235/1561-8323-2021-65-6-680-691
Subject(s) - human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , molecular dynamics , gp41 , membrane , fusion , molecular mechanics , chemistry , click chemistry , computational biology , molecular model , docking (animal) , peptide , biophysics , combinatorial chemistry , nanotechnology , biochemistry , computational chemistry , materials science , biology , virology , medicine , genetics , linguistics , philosophy , nursing , antigen , epitope
An integrated approach including the click chemistry methodology, molecular docking, quantum mechanics, and molecular dynamics was used to perform the computer-aided design of potential HIV-1 inhibitors able to block the membrane- proximal external region (MPER) of HIV-1 gp41 that plays an important role in the fusion of the viral and host cell membranes. Evaluation of the binding efficiency of the designed compounds to the HIV-1 MPER peptide was performed using the methods of molecular modeling, resulting in nine chemical compounds that exhibit the high-affinity binding to this functionally important site of the trimeric “spike” of the viral envelope. The data obtained indicate that the identified compounds are promising for the development of novel antiviral drugs, HIV fusion inhibitors blocking the early stages of HIV infection.