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Molecular Docking of the Inhibitory Activities of Selected Phytochemicals in Artemisia Afra Against NADH-Ubiquinone Oxidoreductase of Plasmodium Falciparum (PfNDH2)

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Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Hydrogen (NADH)-ubiquinone oxidoreductase in Plasmodium falciparum (PfNDH2) constitute a feasible target for anti-malarial drug discovery. This work aims at investigating the inhibitory activities of selected phytochemicals in Artemisia Afra against NADH-Ubiquinone Oxidoreductase of Plasmodium Falciparum. 50 phytochemicals were selected based on structural stability. Quantum mechanical Density Functional Theory (DFT) studies with B3LYP at 6-311G* level was done on pfNDH2 as the apoprotein control. Pharmacokinetic ADMET profiling, bioactivity assessment, physicochemical studies, molecular docking was used to study the PfNDH2 inhibiting activities of the 50 compounds from Artemisia afra. Out of these 50 phytochemicals, 2,4,6-Triphenyl-1,3 dioxane (2,4,6 TPD), chamazulene, aromadendrene, 1-epi-bBicyclosesquiphellandrene (1-EBSP) and cis-muurola-3,5-diene (CM3,5D) passed the physicochemical properties of the Lipinski rule of 5, binding mode, molecular interaction and ADMET calculations. These five compounds also showed high binding affinity of -8.9 kJ/mol, -7.7kJ/mol, -7.3kJ/mol, -7.1kJ/mol and -7.1kJ/mol at the binding pores of PfNDH2 respectively. The reactivity of these compounds was also investigated by the electron donating and accepting activities of the compounds using Density Functional Theory calculated Higher Occupied Molecular Orbital, Lower Unoccupied Molecular Orbital energy and HOMO/LUMO energy gap revealed the stability of the compounds due to the low energy gap values obtained. The values obtained showed that aromadendrene and chamazulene were potential inhibitors of PfNDH2 and were the most potent and therefore, recommended for therapeutic efficacy investigation.

Published in Modern Chemistry (Volume 11, Issue 1)
DOI 10.11648/j.mc.20231101.12
Page(s) 23-33
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Molecular Docking, Artemisia Afra, Plasmodium Falciparum, Phytochemicals

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  • Department of Chemistry, Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna, Nigeria

  • Department of Chemistry, Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna, Nigeria

  • Department of Chemistry, Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, Nigeria

  • Department of Chemistry, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

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