Issue April 2010

category image Volume 27
No. 5 (573-712)
April 2010
ISSN 0739-110

Molecular Modeling of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis DNA Gyrase and its Molecular Docking Study with Gatifloxacin Inhibitors (619-625)

Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mt) is a leading cause of infectious disease in the world today. This outlook is aggravated by a growing number of Mt infections in individuals who are immunocompromised as a result of HIV infections. Thus, new and more potent anti-tuberculosis agents are necessary. Therefore, DNA gyrase was selected as a target enzyme to combat Mt. In this work, the first three-dimensional molecular model of the hypothetical structures for the Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA gyrase (mtDNAg) was elucidated by a homology modeling method. In addition, the orientations and binding affinities of some gatifloxacin analogs with those new structures were investigated. Our findings could be helpful for the design of new more potent gatifloxacin analogs.

Elaine F. F. da Cunha*
Edilaine F. Barbosa
Aline A. Oliveira
Teodorico C. Ramalho

Departamento de Química. Universidade Federal de Lavras Campus Universitário, Lavras 3037, CP: 37200-000, MG, Brazil

elaine_cunha@ufla.br

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