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Molecular Docking and Therapeutic Targets of Flavanol Compounds from Camellia Sinensis on Alzheimer’s Disease


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1 Department of Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore 641 043, Tamil Nadu, India
     

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Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder with neuropsychiatric symptoms and several cognitive functions and is biochemically characterized by a significant decrease in the brain neurotransmitter acetylcholine. The current study is performed to investigate possible interaction of the active components identified from Camellia sinensis (Green tea) with acetyl cholinesterase (AChE) through docking studies using Schrödinger software (Maestro V: 11.8 Schrödinger_suite-2019). In silico study results clearly showed that catechin and epicatechin-3-gallate binds effectively with AChE through strong hydrogen bonding.

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Alzheimer’s Disease, Acetylcholinesterase, Catechin, Epicatechin-3-gallate, Docking, Camellia Sinensis
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Authors

Nandhini Baskaran
Department of Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore 641 043, Tamil Nadu, India
Anitha Subash
Department of Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore 641 043, Tamil Nadu, India

Abstract


Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder with neuropsychiatric symptoms and several cognitive functions and is biochemically characterized by a significant decrease in the brain neurotransmitter acetylcholine. The current study is performed to investigate possible interaction of the active components identified from Camellia sinensis (Green tea) with acetyl cholinesterase (AChE) through docking studies using Schrödinger software (Maestro V: 11.8 Schrödinger_suite-2019). In silico study results clearly showed that catechin and epicatechin-3-gallate binds effectively with AChE through strong hydrogen bonding.

Keywords


Alzheimer’s Disease, Acetylcholinesterase, Catechin, Epicatechin-3-gallate, Docking, Camellia Sinensis

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