Anti-Methanogenic Effect of Phytochemicals on Methyl-Coenzyme M Reductase-Potential: In Silico and Molecular Docking Studies for Environmental Protection.

ABSTRACT: Methane is a greenhouse gas which poses a great threat to life on earth as its emissions directly contribute to global warming and methane has a 28-fold higher warming potential over that of carbon dioxide. Ruminants have been identified as a major source of methane emission as a result of methanogenesis by their respective gut microbiomes. Various plants produce highly bioactive compounds which can be investigated to find a potential inhibitor of methyl-coenzyme M reductase (the target protein for methanogenesis). To speed up the process and to limit the use of laboratory resources, the present study uses an in-silico molecular docking approach to explore the anti-methanogenic properties of phytochemicals from Cymbopogon citratus, Origanum vulgare, Lavandula o

SUBMITTER: Dinakarkumar Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8617884 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature