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JOURNAL OF BIOMOLECULAR STRUCTURE & DYNAMICS
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TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2022.2104375
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Diabetes; Withanolide A; alpha-amylase; alpha-glucosidase; MD simulation
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The study found that Withanolide A has the potential to inhibit the activity of alpha-amylase and alpha-glucosidase, and it has good pharmacokinetic properties and bioavailability. Compared to the synthetic drug Acarbose, Withanolide A has better binding to the active sites of the enzymes and exhibits lower binding free energy.
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a global chronic disease characterized by hyperglycemia and insulin resistance. The unsavory severe gastrointestinal side-effects of synthetic drugs to regulate hyperglycemia have warranted the search for alternative treatments to inhibit the carbohydrate digestive enzymes (e.g. alpha-amylase and alpha-glucosidase). Certain phytochemicals recently captured the scientific community's attention as carbohydrate digestive enzyme inhibitors due to their low toxicity and high efficacy, specifically the Withanolides-loaded extract of Withania somnifera. That said, the present study evaluated in silico the efficacy of Withanolide A in targeting both alpha-amylase and alpha-glucosidase in comparison to the synthetic drug Acarbose. Protein-ligand interactions, binding affinity, and stability were characterized using pharmacological profiling, high-end molecular docking, and molecular-dynamic simulation. Withanolide A inhibited the activity of alpha-glucosidase and alpha-amylase better, exhibiting good pharmacokinetic properties, absorption, and metabolism. Also, Withanolide A was minimally toxic, with higher bioavailability. Interestingly, Withanolide A bonded well to the active site of alpha-amylase and alpha-glucosidase, yielding the lowest binding free energy of -82.144 +/- 10.671 kcal/mol and -102.1043 +/- 11.231 kcal/mol compared to the Acarbose-enzyme complexes (-63.220 +/- 13.283 kcal/mol and -82.148 +/- 10.671 kcal/mol). Hence, the findings supported the therapeutic potential of Withanolide A as alpha-amylase and alpha-glucosidase inhibitor for DM treatment. Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma
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