Review of theoretical models to study natural products with antiprotozoal activity


Por: Herrera-Rueda M.A., Navarrete-Vázquez G., Aguirre-Crespo F., Maldonado-Velazquez M.G., Vergara-Galicia J., Canul H.C., García-Mera X., Prado-Prado F.J.

Publicada: 1 ene 2017
Resumen:
In nature, pathogenic parasite species with different susceptibility patterns of antiparasitic drugs abound. In this sense, natural products derived from plants are a potency for drugs with potential antiparasitic activity. Unfortunately, there are many metabolites and studying all of them would be costly in terms of money and resources. To this end, theoretical studies such as QSAR models could be useful. These, for the most part, predict the biological activity of the drugs against a single species of parasite. Consequently, foretell the probability with which a drug is active against many different species with a single QSAR model is an important achievement. This review consists of three parts: the first part is a review of metabolites found in nature that have antiparasitic activity, in particular the antiprotozoal (Leishmania and Trypanosoma); the second part includes a review of theoretical studies looking for a model that predicts the antiprotozoal activity of natural products; the third and final part concerns the study of theoretical models focused on the interaction between drug and receptor, analyzing new metabolites with antiprotozoal activity. © 2017 Bentham Science Publishers.

Filiaciones:
Herrera-Rueda M.A.:
 Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico

Navarrete-Vázquez G.:
 Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico

Aguirre-Crespo F.:
 Faculty of Chemical-Biological Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de Campeche, Av. Agustín Melgar S/ N between Calle 20 and Juan de la Barrera. Col. Buenavista, San Francisco de Campeche, Campeche, Mexico

Maldonado-Velazquez M.G.:
 Faculty of Chemical-Biological Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de Campeche, Av. Agustín Melgar S/ N between Calle 20 and Juan de la Barrera. Col. Buenavista, San Francisco de Campeche, Campeche, Mexico

Vergara-Galicia J.:
 Biomedical Sciences Department, Health Sciences Division, University of Quintana Roo, UQROO, Mexico

Canul H.C.:
 Biomedical Sciences Department, Health Sciences Division, University of Quintana Roo, UQROO, Mexico

García-Mera X.:
 Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Santiago de Compostela (USC), Spain

Prado-Prado F.J.:
 Biomedical Sciences Department, Health Sciences Division, University of Quintana Roo, UQROO, Mexico
ISSN: 13894501
Editorial
BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBL LTD, EXECUTIVE STE Y-2, PO BOX 7917, SAIF ZONE, 1200 BR SHARJAH, U ARAB EMIRATES
Tipo de documento: Review
Volumen: 18 Número: 5
Páginas: 605-616
WOS Id: 000395690300011
ID de PubMed: 28017125

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