Artículo de revista
Modelling the anti-methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) activity of cannabinoids: a QSAR and Docking study
Registro en:
2073-4352
doi:10.3390/cryst10080692
Corporación Universidad de la Costa
REDICUC - Repositorio CUC
Autor
Eliceo Cortes, Eliceo
Mora, José
Márquez, Edgar
Institución
Resumen
Twenty-four cannabinoids active against MRSA SA1199B and XU212 were optimized
at WB97XD/6-31G(d,p), and several molecular descriptors were obtained. Using a multiple
linear regression method, several mathematical models with statistical significance were obtained.
The robustness of the models was validated, employing the leave-one-out cross-validation and
Y-scrambling methods. The entire data set was docked against penicillin-binding protein,
iso-tyrosyl tRNA synthetase, and DNA gyrase. The most active cannabinoids had high affinity to
penicillin-binding protein (PBP), whereas the least active compounds had low affinities for all of
the targets. Among the cannabinoid compounds, Cannabinoid 2 was highlighted due to its suitable
combination of both antimicrobial activity and higher scoring values against the selected target;
therefore, its docking performance was compared to that of oxacillin, a commercial PBP inhibitor.
The 2D figures reveal that both compounds hit the protein in the active site with a similar type
of molecular interaction, where the hydroxyl groups in the aromatic ring of cannabinoids play a
pivotal role in the biological activity. These results provide some evidence that the anti-Staphylococcus
aureus activity of these cannabinoids may be related to the inhibition of the PBP protein; besides,
the robustness of the models along with the docking and Quantitative Structure–Activity Relationship
(QSAR) results allow the proposal of three new compounds; the predicted activity combined with the
scoring values against PBP should encourage future synthesis and experimental testing.