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Molecular dynamics simulation and experimental verification reveal processing detoxification mechanism of Pinelliae Rhizoma Praeparatum
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Chen-tao ZHAO1, Xiao-fu ZHU2, Jun HE3, Lu LIU2, Shi-han PENG2, Yu-qi TAN2, Jiao YANG2, Xu-bing CHEN1, *, Nong ZHOU4, *, Xing-bao TAO2, *
Chinese Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine | 2026, 51(2) : 430 - 443
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Chinese Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine | 2026, 51(2): 430-443
Molecular dynamics simulation and experimental verification reveal processing detoxification mechanism of Pinelliae Rhizoma Praeparatum
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Chen-tao ZHAO1, Xiao-fu ZHU2, Jun HE3, Lu LIU2, Shi-han PENG2, Yu-qi TAN2, Jiao YANG2, Xu-bing CHEN1, *, Nong ZHOU4, *, Xing-bao TAO2, *
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  • 1.School of Pharmacy, Dali University, Dali 671000, China
  • 2.School of Chinese Materia Medica, Chongqing University of Chinese Medicine, Chongqing 402760, China
  • 3.School of Chinese Medicine, Chongqing University of Chinese Medicine, Chongqing 402760, China
  • 4.College of Biology and Food Engineering, Chongqing Three Gorges University, Chongqing 404120, China
Published: 2026-01-15 doi: 10.19540/j.cnki.cjcmm.20251027.301
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This study aims to investigate the effects of glycyrrhizic acid and calcium ions from adjuvant solutions on the toxic lectin in Pinelliae Rhizoma Praeparatum and clarify the processing detoxification mechanism. Molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulations were employed to construct a 3D model of lectin and evaluate the interactions of glycyrrhizic acid and/or calcium ions with lectin. Wild-type and mutant lectin proteins were produced via a prokaryotic expression system in Escherichia coli. The interactions of glycyrrhizic acid and/or calcium ions with the lectin proteins were verified by Bio-Layer Interferometry (BLI), and the irritant toxicity was assessed via a rabbit model of conjunctival irritation. The findings revealed that the ternary complex formed by glycyrrhizic acid, calcium ions, and lectin exhibited greater stability. This complex showed significantly reduced root mean square deviation (RMSD), root mean square fluctuation (RMSF), solvent-accessible surface area (SASA), radius of gyration (Rg), Gibbs free energy of solvation (ΔGSOLV), and total binding free energy (ΔTOTAL), but significantly increased number of hydrogen bonds and gas-phase free energy (ΔGGAS). The combined action of glycyrrhizic acid and calcium ions led to a significant increase in the number of interactions in the amino acid residue region 51-56, 170-175, and 232-237 of lectin, with enhanced Coulomb interaction-short range (Coul-SR) and Lennard-Jones-short range (LJ-SR). When the wild-type lectin protein co-bound with glycyrrhizic acid and calcium ions, the affinity constant was 8.10×10-6 mol·L-1, which was significantly lower than that of the binary complex of wild-type lectin with glycyrrhizic acid or calcium ions and the ternary complex of mutant lectin with glycyrrhizic acid and calcium ions. Additionally, lectin soaked in a mixed solution of glycyrrhizic acid and calcium ions did not significantly exacerbate the irritation of the rabbit conjunctiva when being combined with toxic needle crystals. In conclusion, glycyrrhizic acid and calcium ions demonstrate a synergistic effect in forming a structurally stable and non-toxic supramolecular complex with lectin, thereby achieving the processing detoxification of Pinelliae Rhizoma Praeparatum.

Pinelliae Rhizoma Praeparatum  /  molecular docking  /  molecular dynamics simulations  /  synergistic effect  /  processing detoxification
Chen-tao ZHAO, Xiao-fu ZHU, Jun HE, Lu LIU, Shi-han PENG, Yu-qi TAN, Jiao YANG, Xu-bing CHEN, Nong ZHOU, Xing-bao TAO. Molecular dynamics simulation and experimental verification reveal processing detoxification mechanism of Pinelliae Rhizoma Praeparatum[J]. Chinese Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2026 , 51 (2) : 430 -443 . DOI: 10.19540/j.cnki.cjcmm.20251027.301
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doi: 10.19540/j.cnki.cjcmm.20251027.301
  • Receive Date:2025-06-20
  • Online Date:2026-06-25
  • Published:2026-01-15
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  • Received:2025-06-20
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    1.School of Pharmacy, Dali University, Dali 671000, China
    2.School of Chinese Materia Medica, Chongqing University of Chinese Medicine, Chongqing 402760, China
    3.School of Chinese Medicine, Chongqing University of Chinese Medicine, Chongqing 402760, China
    4.College of Biology and Food Engineering, Chongqing Three Gorges University, Chongqing 404120, China
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表12种不同金属材料的力学参数

Family
属数
Number of
genus
种数
Number of
species
占总种数比例
Percentage of
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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
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