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JOURNAL OF CELLULAR BIOCHEMISTRY
Volume 119, Issue 3, Pages 2832-2842Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/jcb.26458
Keywords
elementary mode analysis; essential genes; mathematical modeling; molecular docking and simulation; orthologous
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The emergence of multi-drug resistant strains and co-occurrence of tuberculosis with HIV creates a major burden to the human health globally. Failure of primary antibacterial therapy necessitates the identification of new mycobacterial drugs. In this study, a comprehensive analysis involving bottom-up systems biology approach was applied wherein we have identified potential therapeutic targets of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infections. Our study prioritized M. tuberculosis therapeutic targets (aspartate-beta-semialdeyhde dehydrogenase [ASD], dihydrodipicolinate reductase and diaminopimelate decarboxylase) based on flux and elementary mode analysis using direct mathematical modeling of the relevant metabolic pathways. Molecular docking and simulation studies of the priority target (ie, ASD) revealed the therapeutic potential of the selected natural products (Huperzine A, Rosmarinic acid, and Curcumin) based ASD inhibitors. The study highlights the crucial role of systems biology in conjunction with molecular interaction (docking) for probing novel leads against an increasingly resistant pathogen, M. tuberculousis.
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