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Research paper thumbnail of Интернет-система прогноза спектра биологической активности химических соединений

Research paper thumbnail of Ноотропное действие некоторых антигипертензивных препаратов: компьютерный прогноз и экспериментальное тестирование

Based o computer-aided prediction of biological activity spectra using PASS computer program pack... more Based o computer-aided prediction of biological activity spectra using PASS computer program package, several antihypertensive drugs belonging to the group of ACE inhibitors have been selected for testing their nootropic activity. Experiments were conducted on mice by the test of spontaneous orientation (patrolling behavior) in the cross-maze. It was found that perindopril in a dose of 1 mg/kg, as well as quinapril and monopril in a dose of 10 mg/kg, improved the patrolling behavior in the cross-maze test. This effect is similar to the effects of standard nootropic drugs piracetam and meclofenoxate (in doses of 300 and 120 mg/kg, respectively). The observed nootropic effect of some ACE inhibitors are likely to be unrelated to their antihypertensive effect, since the nootropic action took place only at relatively low doses of perindopril, quinapril and monopril and was not observed with further increase in the dose. The identification of the nootropic action of antihypertensive drugs...

Research paper thumbnail of Компьютерный прогноз, синтез и антимикробная активность новых аминокислотных производных 2-хлор-N-(9,10-диоксо-9,10-дигидроантрацен-1-ил)ацетамида

Химико-фармацевтический журнал, 2014

Взаимодействием 2-хлор-N-(9,10-диоксо-9,10-дигидроантрацен-1-ил)ацетамида с α-, β-, ω-аминокислот... more Взаимодействием 2-хлор-N-(9,10-диоксо-9,10-дигидроантрацен-1-ил)ацетамида с α-, β-, ω-аминокислотами синтезированы новые аминокислотные производные 9,10-антрахинона. Экспериментальное тестирование антимикробного действия синтезированных соединений выявило антибактериальную активность по отношению к Mycobacterium luteum и противогрибковую активность по отношению к Aspergillus niger и Candida tenuis. Полученные результаты экспериментального тестирования биологической активности согласуются с результатами прогноза компьютерной программы PASS. Согласно прогнозу, в дальнейшем целесообразно изучить противоопухолевое и антиоксидантное действие новых синтезированых аминокислотных производных.

Research paper thumbnail of Pharmacological repositioning of <i>Achyranthes aspera</i> as an antidepressant using pharmacoinformatic tools PASS and PharmaExpert: a case study with wet lab validation

Sar and Qsar in Environmental Research, Dec 19, 2017

Abstract Traditional knowledge guides the use of plants for restricted therapeutic indications, b... more Abstract Traditional knowledge guides the use of plants for restricted therapeutic indications, but their pharmacological actions may be found beyond their ethnic therapeutic indications employing emerging computational tools. In this context, the present study was envisaged to explore the novel pharmacological effect of Achyranthes aspera (A. aspera) using PASS and PharmaExpert software tools. Based on the predicted mechanisms of the antidepressant effect for all analysed phytoconstituents of A. aspera, one may suggest its significant antidepressant action. The possible mechanism of this novel pharmacological effect is the enhancement of serotonin release, in particular caused by hexatriacontane. Therefore, pharmacological validation of the methanolic extract, hexatriacontane rich (HRF) and hexatriacontane lacking fraction (HLF) of A. aspera was carried out using the Forced Swimming Test and Tail suspension test in mice. The cortical and hippocampal monoamine and their metabolite levels were measured using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). A. aspera methanolic extract, HRF treatments showed a significant antidepressant effect comparable to imipramine. Further, the corresponding surge in cortical and hippocampal monoamine and their metabolite levels was also observed with these treatments. In conclusion, A. aspera has shown a significant antidepressant effect, possibly due to hexatriacontane, by raising monoamine levels.

Research paper thumbnail of Chromenol Derivatives as Novel Antifungal Agents: Synthesis, In Silico and In Vitro Evaluation

Molecules

Herein we report the synthesis of some new 1H-1,2,4-triazole functionalized chromenols (3a–3n) vi... more Herein we report the synthesis of some new 1H-1,2,4-triazole functionalized chromenols (3a–3n) via tandem reactions of 1-(alkyl/aryl)-2-(1H-1,2,4-triazole-1-yl) with salicylic aldehydes and the evaluation of their antifungal activity. In silico prediction of biological activity with computer program PASS indicate that the compounds have a high novelty compared to the known antifungal agents. We did not find any close analog among the over 580,000 pharmaceutical agents in the Cortellis Drug Discovery Intelligence database at the similarity cutoff of 70%. The evaluation of antifungal activity in vitro revealed that the highest activity was exhibited by compound 3k, followed by 3n. Their MIC values for different fungi were 22.1–184.2 and 71.3–199.8 µM, respectively. Twelve from fourteen tested compounds were more active than the reference drugs ketoconazole and bifonazole. The most sensitive fungus appeared to be Trichoderma viride, while Aspergillus fumigatus was the most resistant on...

Research paper thumbnail of STRUCTURAL-FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS OF BIOPOLYMERS AND THEIR COMPLEXES What Forces Can Determine the Formation of Highly Specific Protein-Protein Complexes?

A software package was designed and used in a detailed study of the contact regions (interfaces) ... more A software package was designed and used in a detailed study of the contact regions (interfaces) of a large number of protein-protein complexes using the PDB data. It appeared that for about 75% of the com- plexes the amino acid composition of the subunit surface in the contact region is not essential. Thus one may suggest that, along with the amino acid residues at the interface, the residues in the interior of the globules sub- stantially contribute to protein-protein recognition. Such interactions between quite remote residues are most probably of electrical nature, and are involved in recognition by contributing to the overall electric field created by the protein molecule; the configuration of this field is perhaps the definitive factor of recognition. The overall field of the protein molecule is additively built of the fields created by each constituent residue, and it can be calculated as a sum of the fields created by the protein multipole (aggregate of "partial" e...

Research paper thumbnail of Pharmacological profile of natural and synthetic compounds with rigid adamantane-based scaffolds as potential agents for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 2020

Research paper thumbnail of Computer-aided drug design: from discovery of novel pharmaceutical agents to systems pharmacology

Biomeditsinskaya Khimiya, 2020

New drug discovery is based on the analysis of public information about the mechanisms of the dis... more New drug discovery is based on the analysis of public information about the mechanisms of the disease, molecular targets, and ligands, which interaction with the target could lead to the normalization of the pathological process. The available data on diseases, drugs, pharmacological effects, molecular targets, and drug-like substances, taking into account the combinatorics of the associative relations between them, correspond to the Big Data. To analyze such data, the application of computer-aided drug design methods is necessary. An overview of the studies in this area performed by the Laboratory for Structure-Function Based Drug Design of IBMC is presented. We have developed the approaches to identifying promising pharmacological targets, predicting several thousand types of biological activity based on the structural formula of the compound, analyzing protein-ligand interactions based on assessing local similarity of amino acid sequences, identifying likely molecular mechanisms ...

Research paper thumbnail of Towards Novel Potential Molecular Targets for Antidepressant and Antipsychotic Pharmacotherapies

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Depression and schizophrenia are two highly prevalent and severely debilitating neuropsychiatric ... more Depression and schizophrenia are two highly prevalent and severely debilitating neuropsychiatric disorders. Both conventional antidepressant and antipsychotic pharmacotherapies are often inefficient clinically, causing multiple side effects and serious patient compliance problems. Collectively, this calls for the development of novel drug targets for treating depressed and schizophrenic patients. Here, we discuss recent translational advances, research tools and approaches, aiming to facilitate innovative drug discovery in this field. Providing a comprehensive overview of current antidepressants and antipsychotic drugs, we also outline potential novel molecular targets for treating depression and schizophrenia. We also critically evaluate multiple translational challenges and summarize various open questions, in order to foster further integrative cross-discipline research into antidepressant and antipsychotic drug development.

Research paper thumbnail of Postgenomic chemistry (IUPAC Technical Report)

Pure and Applied Chemistry, 2005

Numerous areas of chemistry can benefit from the ongoing genomic revolution. Here, we discuss and... more Numerous areas of chemistry can benefit from the ongoing genomic revolution. Here, we discuss and highlight trends in chemistry in the postgenomic era. The areas of interest include combinatorial approaches in organic chemistry; design and analysis of proteins containing unnatural amino acids; trace element-containing proteins; design and characterization of new enzyme types; applications of postgenomic chemistry in drug design; identification of lipid networks and global characterization of lipid molecular species; development of recombinant and self-proliferating polymers; and applications in food chemistry and bioanalytical chemistry based on new nanoanalytical systems and novel recognition elements.

Research paper thumbnail of 164 КОМПЬЮТЕРНЫЙ ПОИСК ФАРМАКОЛОГИЧЕСКИХ ВЕЩЕСТВ ДЛЯ ТЕРАПИИ ИНФЕКЦИИ SARS-COV-2: ИЛЛЮЗИИ И РЕАЛЬНОСТЬ

материалы конференции, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of Identification of Molecular Mechanisms Involved in Viral Infection Progression Based on Text Mining: Case Study for HIV Infection

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Viruses cause various infections that may affect human lifestyle for durations ranging from sever... more Viruses cause various infections that may affect human lifestyle for durations ranging from several days to for many years. Although preventative and therapeutic remedies are available for many viruses, they may still have a profound impact on human life. The human immunodeficiency virus type 1 is the most common cause of HIV infection, which represents one of the most dangerous and complex diseases since it affects the immune system and causes its disruption, leading to secondary complications and negatively influencing health-related quality of life. While highly active antiretroviral therapy may decrease the viral load and the velocity of HIV infection progression, some individual peculiarities may affect viral load control or the progression of T-cell malfunction induced by HIV. Our study is aimed at the text-based identification of molecular mechanisms that may be involved in viral infection progression, using HIV as a case study. Specifically, we identified human proteins and ...

Research paper thumbnail of RHIVDB: A Freely Accessible Database of HIV Amino Acid Sequences and Clinical Data of Infected Patients

Frontiers in Genetics

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection remains one of the most severe problems for humanity... more Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection remains one of the most severe problems for humanity, particularly due to the development of HIV resistance. To evaluate an association between viral sequence data and drug combinations and to estimate an effect of a particular drug combination on the treatment results, collection of the most representative drug combinations used to cure HIV and the biological data on amino acid sequences of HIV proteins is essential. We have created a new, freely available web database containing 1,651 amino acid sequences of HIV structural proteins [reverse transcriptase (RT), protease (PR), integrase (IN), and envelope protein (ENV)], treatment history information, and CD4+ cell count and viral load data available by the user’s query. Additionally, the biological data on new HIV sequences and treatment data can be stored in the database by any user followed by an expert’s verification. The database is available on the web at http://www.way2drug.com/rhi...

Research paper thumbnail of Machine Learning in Discovery of New Antivirals and Optimization of Viral Infections Therapy

Current Medicinal Chemistry, 2021

Nowadays, computational approaches play an important role in the design of new drug-like compound... more Nowadays, computational approaches play an important role in the design of new drug-like compounds and optimization of pharmacotherapeutic treatment of diseases. The emerging growth of viral infections, including those caused by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Ebola virus, recently detected coronavirus, and some others lead to many newly infected people with a high risk of death or severe complications. A huge amount of chemical, biological, clinical data is at the disposal of the researchers. Therefore, there are many opportunities to find the relationships between the particular features of chemical data and the antiviral activity of biologically active compounds based on machine learning approaches. Biological and clinical data can also be used for building models to predict relationships between viral genotype and drug resistance, which might help determine the clinical outcome of treatment. In the current study, we consider machine learning approaches in the antiviral r...

Research paper thumbnail of Computer Prediction of Adverse Drug Effects on the Cardiovascular System

Pharmaceutical Chemistry Journal, 2018

Research paper thumbnail of Capacities of computer evaluation of hidden potential of phytochemicals of medicinal plants of the traditional Indian Ayurvedic medicine

Biochemistry (Moscow) Supplement Series B: Biomedical Chemistry, 2016

Applicability of our computer programs PASS and PharmaExpert for prediction of biological activit... more Applicability of our computer programs PASS and PharmaExpert for prediction of biological activity spectra of rather complex and structurally diverse phytocomponents of medicinal plants, both separately and in combinations has been evaluated. For this purpose we have created the web-resource containing known information about structural formulas and biological activity of 1906 phytocomponents of 50 Ayurvedic medicinal plants used in Traditional Indian Medicine (TIM) (http://ayurveda.pharmaexpert.ru). The PASS training set was updated by addition of information about structure and biological activity of 946 natural compounds; then the training procedure and validation were performed, to estimate the quality of PASS prediction. It was shown that the differences between the average accuracy of prediction obtained in leave-5%-out cross-validation (94.467%) and in leave-one-out cross-validation (94.605%) are very small thus demonstrating high predictive ability of the program. Results of biological activity spectra prediction for all phytocomponents included in our database coincided in 83.5% of cases with known experimental data. Additional types of biological activity predicted with high probability indicate further promising directions for further studies of certain phytocomponents of some medicinal plants. The analysis of prediction results of sets of phytocomponents in each of 50 medicinal plants was made by the PharmaExpert software. Based on this analysis, we found that the combination of phytocomponents from Passiflora incarnata may exhibit nootropic, anticonvulsant, and antidepressant effects. Experiments carried out in mice models confirmed the predicted effects of P. incarnata extracts.

Research paper thumbnail of How to acquire new biological activities in old compounds by computer prediction

Research paper thumbnail of Computer-Aided Estimation of Synthetic CompoundsSimilarity with Endogenous Bioregulations

Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationships, 1998

Research paper thumbnail of Recognition of Protein Function Using the Local Similarity

Journal of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, 2008

The functional annotation of amino acid sequences is one of the most important problems in bioinf... more The functional annotation of amino acid sequences is one of the most important problems in bioinformatics. Different programs have been successfully applied for recognition of some functional classes; nevertheless, many functional groups still cannot be predicted with the required accuracy. We developed a new method for protein function recognition using the original approach of sequence description. Each sequence of the training set is compared with the query sequence, and the local similarity scores are calculated for the query sequence positions and used as input data for the original classifier. The method was tested using leave-one-out cross-validation for three data sets covering 58 enzyme classes. Two tested sets including noncrossing functional classes were recognized with high accuracy at various levels of classification hierarchy. The majority of these classes were predicted with 100% accuracy, showing a prediction ability comparable with the HMMer method and an accuracy s...

Research paper thumbnail of Prediction of Protein Functional Specificity without an Alignment

OMICS: A Journal of Integrative Biology, 2006

Research paper thumbnail of Интернет-система прогноза спектра биологической активности химических соединений

Research paper thumbnail of Ноотропное действие некоторых антигипертензивных препаратов: компьютерный прогноз и экспериментальное тестирование

Based o computer-aided prediction of biological activity spectra using PASS computer program pack... more Based o computer-aided prediction of biological activity spectra using PASS computer program package, several antihypertensive drugs belonging to the group of ACE inhibitors have been selected for testing their nootropic activity. Experiments were conducted on mice by the test of spontaneous orientation (patrolling behavior) in the cross-maze. It was found that perindopril in a dose of 1 mg/kg, as well as quinapril and monopril in a dose of 10 mg/kg, improved the patrolling behavior in the cross-maze test. This effect is similar to the effects of standard nootropic drugs piracetam and meclofenoxate (in doses of 300 and 120 mg/kg, respectively). The observed nootropic effect of some ACE inhibitors are likely to be unrelated to their antihypertensive effect, since the nootropic action took place only at relatively low doses of perindopril, quinapril and monopril and was not observed with further increase in the dose. The identification of the nootropic action of antihypertensive drugs...

Research paper thumbnail of Компьютерный прогноз, синтез и антимикробная активность новых аминокислотных производных 2-хлор-N-(9,10-диоксо-9,10-дигидроантрацен-1-ил)ацетамида

Химико-фармацевтический журнал, 2014

Взаимодействием 2-хлор-N-(9,10-диоксо-9,10-дигидроантрацен-1-ил)ацетамида с α-, β-, ω-аминокислот... more Взаимодействием 2-хлор-N-(9,10-диоксо-9,10-дигидроантрацен-1-ил)ацетамида с α-, β-, ω-аминокислотами синтезированы новые аминокислотные производные 9,10-антрахинона. Экспериментальное тестирование антимикробного действия синтезированных соединений выявило антибактериальную активность по отношению к Mycobacterium luteum и противогрибковую активность по отношению к Aspergillus niger и Candida tenuis. Полученные результаты экспериментального тестирования биологической активности согласуются с результатами прогноза компьютерной программы PASS. Согласно прогнозу, в дальнейшем целесообразно изучить противоопухолевое и антиоксидантное действие новых синтезированых аминокислотных производных.

Research paper thumbnail of Pharmacological repositioning of <i>Achyranthes aspera</i> as an antidepressant using pharmacoinformatic tools PASS and PharmaExpert: a case study with wet lab validation

Sar and Qsar in Environmental Research, Dec 19, 2017

Abstract Traditional knowledge guides the use of plants for restricted therapeutic indications, b... more Abstract Traditional knowledge guides the use of plants for restricted therapeutic indications, but their pharmacological actions may be found beyond their ethnic therapeutic indications employing emerging computational tools. In this context, the present study was envisaged to explore the novel pharmacological effect of Achyranthes aspera (A. aspera) using PASS and PharmaExpert software tools. Based on the predicted mechanisms of the antidepressant effect for all analysed phytoconstituents of A. aspera, one may suggest its significant antidepressant action. The possible mechanism of this novel pharmacological effect is the enhancement of serotonin release, in particular caused by hexatriacontane. Therefore, pharmacological validation of the methanolic extract, hexatriacontane rich (HRF) and hexatriacontane lacking fraction (HLF) of A. aspera was carried out using the Forced Swimming Test and Tail suspension test in mice. The cortical and hippocampal monoamine and their metabolite levels were measured using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). A. aspera methanolic extract, HRF treatments showed a significant antidepressant effect comparable to imipramine. Further, the corresponding surge in cortical and hippocampal monoamine and their metabolite levels was also observed with these treatments. In conclusion, A. aspera has shown a significant antidepressant effect, possibly due to hexatriacontane, by raising monoamine levels.

Research paper thumbnail of Chromenol Derivatives as Novel Antifungal Agents: Synthesis, In Silico and In Vitro Evaluation

Molecules

Herein we report the synthesis of some new 1H-1,2,4-triazole functionalized chromenols (3a–3n) vi... more Herein we report the synthesis of some new 1H-1,2,4-triazole functionalized chromenols (3a–3n) via tandem reactions of 1-(alkyl/aryl)-2-(1H-1,2,4-triazole-1-yl) with salicylic aldehydes and the evaluation of their antifungal activity. In silico prediction of biological activity with computer program PASS indicate that the compounds have a high novelty compared to the known antifungal agents. We did not find any close analog among the over 580,000 pharmaceutical agents in the Cortellis Drug Discovery Intelligence database at the similarity cutoff of 70%. The evaluation of antifungal activity in vitro revealed that the highest activity was exhibited by compound 3k, followed by 3n. Their MIC values for different fungi were 22.1–184.2 and 71.3–199.8 µM, respectively. Twelve from fourteen tested compounds were more active than the reference drugs ketoconazole and bifonazole. The most sensitive fungus appeared to be Trichoderma viride, while Aspergillus fumigatus was the most resistant on...

Research paper thumbnail of STRUCTURAL-FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS OF BIOPOLYMERS AND THEIR COMPLEXES What Forces Can Determine the Formation of Highly Specific Protein-Protein Complexes?

A software package was designed and used in a detailed study of the contact regions (interfaces) ... more A software package was designed and used in a detailed study of the contact regions (interfaces) of a large number of protein-protein complexes using the PDB data. It appeared that for about 75% of the com- plexes the amino acid composition of the subunit surface in the contact region is not essential. Thus one may suggest that, along with the amino acid residues at the interface, the residues in the interior of the globules sub- stantially contribute to protein-protein recognition. Such interactions between quite remote residues are most probably of electrical nature, and are involved in recognition by contributing to the overall electric field created by the protein molecule; the configuration of this field is perhaps the definitive factor of recognition. The overall field of the protein molecule is additively built of the fields created by each constituent residue, and it can be calculated as a sum of the fields created by the protein multipole (aggregate of "partial" e...

Research paper thumbnail of Pharmacological profile of natural and synthetic compounds with rigid adamantane-based scaffolds as potential agents for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 2020

Research paper thumbnail of Computer-aided drug design: from discovery of novel pharmaceutical agents to systems pharmacology

Biomeditsinskaya Khimiya, 2020

New drug discovery is based on the analysis of public information about the mechanisms of the dis... more New drug discovery is based on the analysis of public information about the mechanisms of the disease, molecular targets, and ligands, which interaction with the target could lead to the normalization of the pathological process. The available data on diseases, drugs, pharmacological effects, molecular targets, and drug-like substances, taking into account the combinatorics of the associative relations between them, correspond to the Big Data. To analyze such data, the application of computer-aided drug design methods is necessary. An overview of the studies in this area performed by the Laboratory for Structure-Function Based Drug Design of IBMC is presented. We have developed the approaches to identifying promising pharmacological targets, predicting several thousand types of biological activity based on the structural formula of the compound, analyzing protein-ligand interactions based on assessing local similarity of amino acid sequences, identifying likely molecular mechanisms ...

Research paper thumbnail of Towards Novel Potential Molecular Targets for Antidepressant and Antipsychotic Pharmacotherapies

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Depression and schizophrenia are two highly prevalent and severely debilitating neuropsychiatric ... more Depression and schizophrenia are two highly prevalent and severely debilitating neuropsychiatric disorders. Both conventional antidepressant and antipsychotic pharmacotherapies are often inefficient clinically, causing multiple side effects and serious patient compliance problems. Collectively, this calls for the development of novel drug targets for treating depressed and schizophrenic patients. Here, we discuss recent translational advances, research tools and approaches, aiming to facilitate innovative drug discovery in this field. Providing a comprehensive overview of current antidepressants and antipsychotic drugs, we also outline potential novel molecular targets for treating depression and schizophrenia. We also critically evaluate multiple translational challenges and summarize various open questions, in order to foster further integrative cross-discipline research into antidepressant and antipsychotic drug development.

Research paper thumbnail of Postgenomic chemistry (IUPAC Technical Report)

Pure and Applied Chemistry, 2005

Numerous areas of chemistry can benefit from the ongoing genomic revolution. Here, we discuss and... more Numerous areas of chemistry can benefit from the ongoing genomic revolution. Here, we discuss and highlight trends in chemistry in the postgenomic era. The areas of interest include combinatorial approaches in organic chemistry; design and analysis of proteins containing unnatural amino acids; trace element-containing proteins; design and characterization of new enzyme types; applications of postgenomic chemistry in drug design; identification of lipid networks and global characterization of lipid molecular species; development of recombinant and self-proliferating polymers; and applications in food chemistry and bioanalytical chemistry based on new nanoanalytical systems and novel recognition elements.

Research paper thumbnail of 164 КОМПЬЮТЕРНЫЙ ПОИСК ФАРМАКОЛОГИЧЕСКИХ ВЕЩЕСТВ ДЛЯ ТЕРАПИИ ИНФЕКЦИИ SARS-COV-2: ИЛЛЮЗИИ И РЕАЛЬНОСТЬ

материалы конференции, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of Identification of Molecular Mechanisms Involved in Viral Infection Progression Based on Text Mining: Case Study for HIV Infection

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Viruses cause various infections that may affect human lifestyle for durations ranging from sever... more Viruses cause various infections that may affect human lifestyle for durations ranging from several days to for many years. Although preventative and therapeutic remedies are available for many viruses, they may still have a profound impact on human life. The human immunodeficiency virus type 1 is the most common cause of HIV infection, which represents one of the most dangerous and complex diseases since it affects the immune system and causes its disruption, leading to secondary complications and negatively influencing health-related quality of life. While highly active antiretroviral therapy may decrease the viral load and the velocity of HIV infection progression, some individual peculiarities may affect viral load control or the progression of T-cell malfunction induced by HIV. Our study is aimed at the text-based identification of molecular mechanisms that may be involved in viral infection progression, using HIV as a case study. Specifically, we identified human proteins and ...

Research paper thumbnail of RHIVDB: A Freely Accessible Database of HIV Amino Acid Sequences and Clinical Data of Infected Patients

Frontiers in Genetics

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection remains one of the most severe problems for humanity... more Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection remains one of the most severe problems for humanity, particularly due to the development of HIV resistance. To evaluate an association between viral sequence data and drug combinations and to estimate an effect of a particular drug combination on the treatment results, collection of the most representative drug combinations used to cure HIV and the biological data on amino acid sequences of HIV proteins is essential. We have created a new, freely available web database containing 1,651 amino acid sequences of HIV structural proteins [reverse transcriptase (RT), protease (PR), integrase (IN), and envelope protein (ENV)], treatment history information, and CD4+ cell count and viral load data available by the user’s query. Additionally, the biological data on new HIV sequences and treatment data can be stored in the database by any user followed by an expert’s verification. The database is available on the web at http://www.way2drug.com/rhi...

Research paper thumbnail of Machine Learning in Discovery of New Antivirals and Optimization of Viral Infections Therapy

Current Medicinal Chemistry, 2021

Nowadays, computational approaches play an important role in the design of new drug-like compound... more Nowadays, computational approaches play an important role in the design of new drug-like compounds and optimization of pharmacotherapeutic treatment of diseases. The emerging growth of viral infections, including those caused by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Ebola virus, recently detected coronavirus, and some others lead to many newly infected people with a high risk of death or severe complications. A huge amount of chemical, biological, clinical data is at the disposal of the researchers. Therefore, there are many opportunities to find the relationships between the particular features of chemical data and the antiviral activity of biologically active compounds based on machine learning approaches. Biological and clinical data can also be used for building models to predict relationships between viral genotype and drug resistance, which might help determine the clinical outcome of treatment. In the current study, we consider machine learning approaches in the antiviral r...

Research paper thumbnail of Computer Prediction of Adverse Drug Effects on the Cardiovascular System

Pharmaceutical Chemistry Journal, 2018

Research paper thumbnail of Capacities of computer evaluation of hidden potential of phytochemicals of medicinal plants of the traditional Indian Ayurvedic medicine

Biochemistry (Moscow) Supplement Series B: Biomedical Chemistry, 2016

Applicability of our computer programs PASS and PharmaExpert for prediction of biological activit... more Applicability of our computer programs PASS and PharmaExpert for prediction of biological activity spectra of rather complex and structurally diverse phytocomponents of medicinal plants, both separately and in combinations has been evaluated. For this purpose we have created the web-resource containing known information about structural formulas and biological activity of 1906 phytocomponents of 50 Ayurvedic medicinal plants used in Traditional Indian Medicine (TIM) (http://ayurveda.pharmaexpert.ru). The PASS training set was updated by addition of information about structure and biological activity of 946 natural compounds; then the training procedure and validation were performed, to estimate the quality of PASS prediction. It was shown that the differences between the average accuracy of prediction obtained in leave-5%-out cross-validation (94.467%) and in leave-one-out cross-validation (94.605%) are very small thus demonstrating high predictive ability of the program. Results of biological activity spectra prediction for all phytocomponents included in our database coincided in 83.5% of cases with known experimental data. Additional types of biological activity predicted with high probability indicate further promising directions for further studies of certain phytocomponents of some medicinal plants. The analysis of prediction results of sets of phytocomponents in each of 50 medicinal plants was made by the PharmaExpert software. Based on this analysis, we found that the combination of phytocomponents from Passiflora incarnata may exhibit nootropic, anticonvulsant, and antidepressant effects. Experiments carried out in mice models confirmed the predicted effects of P. incarnata extracts.

Research paper thumbnail of How to acquire new biological activities in old compounds by computer prediction

Research paper thumbnail of Computer-Aided Estimation of Synthetic CompoundsSimilarity with Endogenous Bioregulations

Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationships, 1998

Research paper thumbnail of Recognition of Protein Function Using the Local Similarity

Journal of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, 2008

The functional annotation of amino acid sequences is one of the most important problems in bioinf... more The functional annotation of amino acid sequences is one of the most important problems in bioinformatics. Different programs have been successfully applied for recognition of some functional classes; nevertheless, many functional groups still cannot be predicted with the required accuracy. We developed a new method for protein function recognition using the original approach of sequence description. Each sequence of the training set is compared with the query sequence, and the local similarity scores are calculated for the query sequence positions and used as input data for the original classifier. The method was tested using leave-one-out cross-validation for three data sets covering 58 enzyme classes. Two tested sets including noncrossing functional classes were recognized with high accuracy at various levels of classification hierarchy. The majority of these classes were predicted with 100% accuracy, showing a prediction ability comparable with the HMMer method and an accuracy s...

Research paper thumbnail of Prediction of Protein Functional Specificity without an Alignment

OMICS: A Journal of Integrative Biology, 2006