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. 2024 Feb 3;16(2):e53494.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.53494. eCollection 2024 Feb.

In Silico Analysis of Selected Glycyrrhiza glabra (Licorice) Constituents: Exploring Their Modulatory Effects on Human Superoxide Dismutase, Human Phosphodiesterase-9 and Human Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4

Naveena Tamilarasu  1 , Radhakrishnan Narayanaswamy  1 , Vasantha-Srinivasan Prabhakaran  2
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In Silico Analysis of Selected Glycyrrhiza glabra (Licorice) Constituents: Exploring Their Modulatory Effects on Human Superoxide Dismutase, Human Phosphodiesterase-9 and Human Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4

Naveena Tamilarasu et al. Cureus. .

Abstract

Background Glycyrrhiza glabra (Licorice) has been known for its various biological activities. In the current investigation, we aimed to evaluate 11 (10 natural and one synthetic) selected constituents of G. glabra as potent modulatory agents of human superoxide dismutase (hSOD), human phosphodiesterase-9 (hPDE 9) and human dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (hDPP 4) using in silico method. Methodology The 11 selected constituents of G. glabra (Licorice) were investigated on the docking behaviour of hSOD, hPDE 9 and hDPP 4 by using the PatchDock method. In addition to docking, toxicity analysis was also carried out using the pkCSM free online server (University of Melbourne, Melbourne, AUS). Results Toxicity analysis has shown that four ligands (36%) of G. glabra (Licorice) are predicted to have human ether-a-go-go-related gene-2 (hERG 2) inhibition activity. The docking analysis showed that glabridin (-224.13 kcal/mol) has shown the highest atomic contact binding energy with the hSOD enzyme, whereas carbenoxolone has shown the maximum atomic contact binding energy with both the hPDE 9 and hDPP 4 enzymes (-239.57 and -173.50 kcal/mol) respectively. Conclusion Thus the present finding provides new information about 11 selected ligands of G. glabra (Licorice) as potent modulatory agents of hSOD, hPDE 9 and hDPP 4.

Keywords: docking; glycyrrhiza glabra; good health and well-being; human dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (hdpp 4); human phosphodiesterase-9 (hpde 9); human superoxide dismutase (hsod).

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