Title
Molecular mechanics of caffeic acid in food profilin allergens
Date Issued
01 January 2019
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Springer New York LLC
Abstract
Vegetable profilins are considered potent allergens for their cross-reactivity as a result of the high sequence identity. Nowadays an attractive attention is focused to find new ligands to inhibit the active site of allergenic profilins. Some studies have shown that caffeic acid may have a certain inhibitory effect on some allergens. For this reason, we studied caffeic acid as an important ligand and its interaction between seven vegetable profilins. We applied molecular dynamic simulations methods and binding free energy analysis by MM–PBSA. We found that caffeic acid had a favorable behavior, and their coupling was mediated by hydrophobic interactions. Furthermore, the analysis of epitopes showed an important contribution of the secondary structure after docking simulations.
Volume
138
Issue
1
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Alergia Bioquímica, Biología molecular
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85059762021
Source
Theoretical Chemistry Accounts
ISSN of the container
1432881X
Sponsor(s)
Acknowledgements This work has been supported partially by funds of the Universidad Católica de Santa María (Resolution No. 20179) and by Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico—FOND-ECYT Grant No. 138-2015-Perú.
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