Study of potential xanthine oxidase inhibitors: In silico and in vitro biological activity

Authors

  • Muthuswamy Umamaheswari Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Sri Ramakrishna Institute of Paramedical Sciences, Coimbatore 641044, Tamil Nadu
  • Arumugam Madeswaran Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Sri Ramakrishna Institute of Paramedical Sciences, Coimbatore 641044, Tamil Nadu
  • Kuppusamy Asokkumar Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Sri Ramakrishna Institute of Paramedical Sciences, Coimbatore 641044, Tamil Nadu
  • Thirumalaisamy Sivashanmugam Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Sri Ramakrishna Institute of Paramedical Sciences, Coimbatore 641044, Tamil Nadu
  • Varadharajan Subhadradevi Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Sri Ramakrishna Institute of Paramedical Sciences, Coimbatore 641044, Tamil Nadu
  • Puliyath Jagannath Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Sri Ramakrishna Institute of Paramedical Sciences, Coimbatore 641044, Tamil Nadu

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjp.v6i2.9175

Keywords:

Allopurinol, AutoDock 4.2, Docking, Enzyme kinetics, Xanthine oxidase

Abstract

In an attempt to develop potent anti gout agents, coumarin derivatives and polyphenolic compounds were selected for present study. The docking energy of 2-benzyl coumarin was found to be -7.50 kcal/mol which was less than that of the standard allopurinol (-4.47 kcal/mol). All the selected compounds were found to exhibit lower binding energy (-7.50 to -4.68 kcal/mol) than allopurinol. Docking results confirm that selected compounds showed greater inhibition of xanthine oxidase due to their active binding sites. In xanthine oxidase assay, IC50 value of 2-benzyl coumarin was found to be 26 ± 1.16 µg/mL, whereas that of allopurinol was 24 ± 0.28 µg/mL. All the compounds exhibited IC50 values ranging between 26 ± 1.16 to 58 ± 0.74 µg/mL.  In enzyme kinetic studies, coumarin derivatives showed competitive and polyphenolic compounds showed non competitive type of enzyme inhibition. It can be concluded that coumarin derivatives could be a remedy for the treatment of gout and related inflammatory disorders.

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Author Biographies

Muthuswamy Umamaheswari, Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Sri Ramakrishna Institute of Paramedical Sciences, Coimbatore 641044, Tamil Nadu

Professor and HOD

Arumugam Madeswaran, Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Sri Ramakrishna Institute of Paramedical Sciences, Coimbatore 641044, Tamil Nadu

Lecturer

Kuppusamy Asokkumar, Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Sri Ramakrishna Institute of Paramedical Sciences, Coimbatore 641044, Tamil Nadu

Professor

Thirumalaisamy Sivashanmugam, Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Sri Ramakrishna Institute of Paramedical Sciences, Coimbatore 641044, Tamil Nadu

Lecturer

Varadharajan Subhadradevi, Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Sri Ramakrishna Institute of Paramedical Sciences, Coimbatore 641044, Tamil Nadu

Lecturer

Puliyath Jagannath, Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Sri Ramakrishna Institute of Paramedical Sciences, Coimbatore 641044, Tamil Nadu

Lecturer

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Published

2011-12-17

How to Cite

Umamaheswari, M., A. Madeswaran, K. Asokkumar, T. Sivashanmugam, V. Subhadradevi, and P. Jagannath. “Study of Potential Xanthine Oxidase Inhibitors: In Silico and in Vitro Biological Activity”. Bangladesh Journal of Pharmacology, vol. 6, no. 2, Dec. 2011, pp. 117-23, doi:10.3329/bjp.v6i2.9175.

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