The inhibition of folylpolyglutamate synthetase (folC) in the prevention of drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis by traditional Chinese medicine.

ABSTRACT: Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by many strains of mycobacteria, but commonly Mycobacterium tuberculosis. As a possible method of reducing the drug resistance of M. tuberculosis, this research investigates the inhibition of Folylpolyglutamate synthetase, a protein transcript from the resistance association gene folC. After molecular docking to screen the traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) database, the candidate TCM compounds, with Folylpolyglutamate synthetase, were selected by molecular dynamics. The 10,000 ps simulation in association with RMSD analysis and total energy and structural variation defined the protein-ligand interaction. The selected TCM compounds Saussureamine C, methyl 3-O-feruloylquinate, and Labiatic acid have been found to inhibit the activity of bact

SUBMITTER: Hung TC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4090511 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature