Evaluation of the Possible Pathways Involved in the Protective Effects of Quercetin, Naringenin, and Rutin at the Gene, Protein and miRNA Levels Using In-Silico Multidimensional Data Analysis
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
3. Discussion
4. Methods
4.1. Pharmacokinetics and Physicochemical Characteristics
4.2. Gene Association Network Analysis
4.3. Enrichment Analysis
4.4. miRNA Target Interactions
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Sample Availability
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NAME | Quercetin | Naringenin | Rutin |
---|---|---|---|
Molecular weight | 302.24 | 272.25 | 610.52 |
Num. heavy atoms | 22 | 20 | 43 |
Num. aromatic heavy atoms | 16 | 12 | 16 |
Fraction Csp3 | 0 | 0.13 | 0.44 |
Num. rotatable bonds | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Num. H-bond acceptors | 7 | 5 | 16 |
Num. H-bond donors | 5 | 3 | 10 |
Molar refractivity | 78.03 | 71.57 | 141.38 |
TPSA | 131.36 | 86.99 | 269.43 |
Consensus Log Po/w | 1.23 | 1.84 | −1.29 |
ESOL Log S | −3.16 | −3.49 | −3.3 |
ESOL solubility (mg/mL) | 0.211 | 0.0874 | 0.308 |
ESOL solubility (mol/l) | 0.000698 | 0.000321 | 0.000505 |
ESOL class | Soluble | Soluble | Soluble |
GI absorption | High | High | Low |
BBB permeant | No | No | No |
Pgp substrate | No | Yes | Yes |
CYP1A2 inhibitor | Yes | Yes | No |
CYP2C19 inhibitor | No | No | No |
CYP2C9 inhibitor | No | No | No |
CYP2D6 inhibitor | Yes | No | No |
CYP3A4 inhibitor | Yes | Yes | No |
Log Kp (cm/s) | −7.05 | −6.17 | −10.26 |
Lipinski violations | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Ghose violations | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Veber violations | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Egan violations | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Muegge violations | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Bioavailability score | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.17 |
PAINS alerts | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Brenk alerts | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Lead-likeness violations | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Synthetic accessibility | 3.23 | 3.01 | 6.52 |
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Zargar, S.; Altwaijry, N.; Wani, T.A.; Alkahtani, H.M. Evaluation of the Possible Pathways Involved in the Protective Effects of Quercetin, Naringenin, and Rutin at the Gene, Protein and miRNA Levels Using In-Silico Multidimensional Data Analysis. Molecules 2023, 28, 4904. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28134904
Zargar S, Altwaijry N, Wani TA, Alkahtani HM. Evaluation of the Possible Pathways Involved in the Protective Effects of Quercetin, Naringenin, and Rutin at the Gene, Protein and miRNA Levels Using In-Silico Multidimensional Data Analysis. Molecules. 2023; 28(13):4904. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28134904
Chicago/Turabian StyleZargar, Seema, Nojood Altwaijry, Tanveer A. Wani, and Hamad M. Alkahtani. 2023. "Evaluation of the Possible Pathways Involved in the Protective Effects of Quercetin, Naringenin, and Rutin at the Gene, Protein and miRNA Levels Using In-Silico Multidimensional Data Analysis" Molecules 28, no. 13: 4904. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28134904
APA StyleZargar, S., Altwaijry, N., Wani, T. A., & Alkahtani, H. M. (2023). Evaluation of the Possible Pathways Involved in the Protective Effects of Quercetin, Naringenin, and Rutin at the Gene, Protein and miRNA Levels Using In-Silico Multidimensional Data Analysis. Molecules, 28(13), 4904. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28134904