Integrating Multi-Domain Approach for Identification of Neo Anti-DHPS Inhibitors Against Pathogenic Stenotrophomonas maltophilia

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Udgivet i:Biology vol. 14, no. 8 (2025), p. 1030-1052
Hovedforfatter: Alhumaidi, Alabbas
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245 1 |a Integrating Multi-Domain Approach for Identification of Neo Anti-DHPS Inhibitors Against Pathogenic <i>Stenotrophomonas maltophilia</i> 
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513 |a Journal Article 
520 3 |a Background: The increasing number of resistant bacterial strains is reducing the effectiveness of antimicrobial drugs in preventing infections. It has been shown that resistant strains invade living organisms and cause a wide range of illnesses, leading to a surprisingly high death rate. Objective: The present study aimed to identify novel dihydropteroate synthase (DHPS) inhibitors from Stenotrophomonas maltophilia using structure-based computational techniques. Methodology: This in silico study used various bioinformatics and cheminformatics approaches to find new DHPS inhibitors. It began by retrieving the crystal structure via PDB ID: 7L6P, followed by energy minimization. The DHPS enzyme was virtually screened against the CHEMBL library to target S. maltophilia through enzyme inhibition. Then, absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion (ADME) analysis was performed to select the top hits. This process identified the top-10 hits. Additionally, imidazole (control) was used for comparative assessment. Furthermore, a 100 ns molecular dynamics simulation and post-simulation analyses were conducted. The docking results were validated through binding free energy calculations and entropy energy estimation approaches. Results: The docking results prioritized 10 compounds based on their binding scores, with a maximum threshold of −7 kcal/mol for selection. The ADME assessment shortlisted 3 out of 10 compounds: CHEMBL2322256, CHEMBL2316475, and CHEMBL2334441. These compounds satisfied Lipinski’s rule of five and were considered drug-like. The identified inhibitors demonstrated greater stability and less deviation compared to the control (imidazole). The average RMSD stayed below 2 Å, indicating overall stability without major deviations in the DHPS–ligand complexes. Post-simulation analysis assessed the stability and interaction profiles of the complexes under physiological conditions. Hydrogen bonding analysis showed the control to be more stable than the three tested complexes. Increased salt bridge interactions suggested stronger electrostatic stabilization, while less alteration of the protein’s secondary structure indicated better structural compatibility. These findings support the potential of these novel ligands as potent DHPS inhibitors. Binding energy estimates showed that CHEMBL2322256 was the most stable, with scores of −126.49 and −124.49 kcal/mol. Entropy calculations corroborated these results, indicating that CHEMBL2322256 had an estimated entropy of 8.63 kcal/mol. Conclusions: The newly identified compounds showed more promising results compared to the control. While these compounds have potential as innovative drugs, further research is needed to confirm their effectiveness as anti-DHPS agents against antibiotic resistance and S. maltophilia infections. 
653 |a Infections 
653 |a Thermodynamics 
653 |a Software 
653 |a Dihydropteroate synthase 
653 |a Hydrogen bonds 
653 |a Secondary structure 
653 |a Multidrug resistant organisms 
653 |a Crystal structure 
653 |a Bioinformatics 
653 |a Drug development 
653 |a Computer applications 
653 |a Energy 
653 |a Electrostatic properties 
653 |a Antibiotic resistance 
653 |a Entropy 
653 |a Drug resistance 
653 |a Molecular dynamics 
653 |a Hydrogen bonding 
653 |a Proteins 
653 |a Imidazole 
653 |a Simulation 
653 |a Informatics 
653 |a Pneumonia 
653 |a Antibiotics 
653 |a Free energy 
653 |a Pharmacokinetics 
653 |a Ligands 
653 |a Protein structure 
653 |a Enzymes 
653 |a Strains (organisms) 
653 |a Antimicrobial agents 
653 |a Stenotrophomonas maltophilia 
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