To screen potential small-molecule inhibitors of monkeypox virus thymidylate kinase from traditional Chinese medicine databases using virtual screening technology.
Based on the published monkeypox virus thymidylate kinase sequence, the three-dimensional structure of monkeypox virus thymidylate kinase was constructed using homology modeling technology, and multiple rounds of screening were performed using docking-based virtual screening technology, including high-throughput virtual screening, standard precision virtual screening, high precision virtual screening and Prime MMGBSA.
Fifteen compounds with potential inhibitory activity against monkeypox virus thymidylate kinase were obtained by screening. The binding modes of compounds MOL002468, MOL009538, MOL000416 and MOL009237 with thymidylate kinase were analyzed for receptor-ligand interactions including hydrogen bonding, hydrophobic interactions, conjugation and salt bridges.
A virtual screening strategy for monkeypox virus thymidylate kinase was successfully constructed in order to discover new drugs that can be used to prevent and treat monkeypox virus, promoting further development and utilization of traditional Chinese medicine databases.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |