Abstract
Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 (Lp-PLA2) is a crucial enzyme in atherosclerosis as a potential drug target. The most remarkable Lp-PLA2 inhibitory drug is Darapladib. We determined the binding pose of Darapladib to Lp-PLA2 through docking study. Darapladib formed two hydrogen bonding interactions with the side chain of Tyr160 and Gln352 and several pi-pi interactions with aromatic and aliphatic hydrophobic residues of Lp-PLA2. It is known that the dietylpropan-amine moiety of Darapladib has influence on the improvement of its oral bioavailability and we supposed this in our docking results.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 250-252 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society |
Volume | 35 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2014 Jan 20 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Chemistry(all)