Research Article | Volume: 7, Issue: 7, July, 2017

Computational, structural and functional aspects of hypothetical protein of Aspergillus flavus Pheromone Receptor Pre-A (PRP-A)

Maneesh Kumar Sindhuprava Rana Harish Kumar Pratik Kumar Manas Ranjan Dikhit Rani Mansuri Jainendra Kumar Ganesh Chandra Sahoo   

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Published:  Jul 30, 2017

DOI: 10.7324/JAPS.2017.70714
Abstract

Pheromone Receptor Pre-A (PRP-A) is a G Protein-coupled receptor (G-PCR protein with seven transmembrane helices) in Aspergillus flavus, a filamentous fungus known for its aflatoxin production, germination and quorum sensing. It causes an aspergillosis in human beings and domestic animals. With an aim to find a better inhibitor against biosynthesis of aflatoxin, the integral protein structure was effectively engineered, designed, screening against various antifungal compound databases. The LibDock protein-ligand interaction of DSv3.5 study suggests that blasticidin S, pipernonaline and piperin, inhibit PRP-A protein with highest binding affinity. The amino acids frequently involved in binding with the ligand blasticidin S of O2 and H33 and H234 at Arg 400 and Tyr 394 respectively. Our in silico prediction may lead to establish better therapeutic approaches for the treatment against aspergillosis.


Keyword:     Aspergillus flavus Homology modeling gpr B Model Validation Discovery Studio 3.5.


Citation:

Kumar M, Rana S, Kumar H, Kumar P, Dikhit MR, Monsuri R, Kumar J, Sahoo GC. Computational, structural and functional aspects of hypothetical protein of Aspergillus flavus Pheromone Receptor Pre-A (PRP-A). J App Pharm Sci, 2017; 7 (07): 089-097.

Copyright: © The Author(s). This is an open-access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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