Application of Molecular Docking, Homology Modeling, and Chemometric Approaches to Neonicotinoid Toxicity against Aphis craccivora. 2022

Luminita Crisan, and Ana Borota, and Alina Bora, and Takahiro Suzuki, and Simona Funar-Timofei
Coriolan Dragulescu Institute of Chemistry of the Romanian Academy, 24 M. Viteazu Avenue, 300223, Timisoara, Romania.

Neonicotinoids are known as effective pesticides against various insect species. They can harm useful insects including honeybees, with a relatively low threat to nontarget organisms and the environment. This paper presents combined methods to explore the insecticidal activity of neonicotinoids with diverse scaffolds, active against Aphis craccivora. Pharmacophore, molecular docking into the active site of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor homology model, and linear and non-linear regression approaches were used to find new insecticide candidates. The potential toxic effects against honeybees were evaluated using the molecular docking in the active site of the new Aphis mellifera homology model. Four new untested compounds were assigned as insecticide candidates, active against Aphis craccivora with less potential toxic effects for honeybees. This approach may be an effective strategy to design environmentally friendly insecticides against the cowpea aphid.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007306 Insecticides Pesticides designed to control insects that are harmful to man. The insects may be directly harmful, as those acting as disease vectors, or indirectly harmful, as destroyers of crops, food products, or textile fabrics. Insecticide
D007313 Insecta Members of the phylum ARTHROPODA composed or organisms characterized by division into three parts: head, thorax, and abdomen. They are the dominant group of animals on earth with several hundred thousand different kinds. Three orders, HEMIPTERA; DIPTERA; and SIPHONAPTERA; are of medical interest in that they cause disease in humans and animals. (From Borror et al., An Introduction to the Study of Insects, 4th ed, p1). Insects,Insect
D000073943 Neonicotinoids A class of insecticides that are structurally similar to NICOTINE and have physiologically similar effects as agonists of NICOTINIC ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTORS, but are less toxic to vertebrates. They are widely used in agriculture. Neonicotinoid
D000090022 Chemometrics The use of statistical and mathematical methods to analyze chemical observations and phenomena, such as epidemiological analysis of spectroscopically identified bacteria or QUANTITATIVE STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP. Chemometric Analysis,Chemometry,Analyses, Chemometric,Analysis, Chemometric,Chemometric Analyses
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D001042 Aphids A family (Aphididae) of small insects, in the suborder Sternorrhyncha, that suck the juices of plants. Important genera include Schizaphis and Myzus. The latter is known to carry more than 100 virus diseases between plants. Aphididae,Lice, Plant,Myzus,Plant Lice,Schizaphis,Louse, Plant,Plant Louse,Aphid,Lices, Plant,Louses, Plant,Plant Lices,Plant Louses,Schizaphi
D001516 Bees Insect members of the superfamily Apoidea, found almost everywhere, particularly on flowers. About 3500 species occur in North America. They differ from most WASPS in that their young are fed honey and pollen rather than animal food. Apidae,Apis,Apis mellifera,Apis mellifica,European Honey Bee,Honey Bee Drone,Bee,Bee, European Honey,Drone, Honey Bee,European Honey Bees,Honey Bee Drones,Honey Bee, European
D062105 Molecular Docking Simulation A computer simulation technique that is used to model the interaction between two molecules. Typically the docking simulation measures the interactions of a small molecule or ligand with a part of a larger molecule such as a protein. Molecular Docking,Molecular Docking Simulations,Molecular Docking Analysis,Analysis, Molecular Docking,Docking Analysis, Molecular,Docking Simulation, Molecular,Docking, Molecular,Molecular Docking Analyses,Molecular Dockings,Simulation, Molecular Docking

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