Insights into the mechanism and inhibition of fatty acid amide hydrolase from quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics (QM/MM) modelling.

نویسندگان

  • Alessio Lodola
  • Marco Mor
  • Jitnapa Sirirak
  • Adrian J Mulholland
چکیده

FAAH (fatty acid amide hydrolase) is a promising target for the treatment of several central nervous system and peripheral disorders. Combined QM/MM (quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics) calculations have elucidated the role of its unusual catalytic triad in the hydrolysis of oleamide and oleoylmethyl ester substrates, and have identified the productive inhibitor-binding orientation for the carbamoylating compound URB524. These are potentially crucial insights for designing new covalent inhibitors of this drug target.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Biochemical Society transactions

دوره 37 Pt 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2009