Análise energética in silico das interações: ERα-Tamoxifeno, ERα- Raloxifeno e Integrina αVβ3-Cilengitide

Abstract

This thesis deals with two researches with different conceptual nature in the field of molecular modeling based on similar theoretical principles of quantum physics and computational chemistry. In the first study the stabilities of ERα-OHT (Receptor α Estrogen co-crystalyzed with Hydroxytamoxifen), ERα-RAL (α-Estrogen Receptor co-crystalyzed with Raloxifene) and integrin αvβ3 co-crystalyzed with cilengitide systems were determined in terms of energy from the Molecular Fractionation Technique Caps Conjugates (MFCC), and the scope of the Density Functional Theory (DFT) following GGA-PBE-Grimme scheme for calculating the interaction energy of the systems studied. In the first study, it was possible to predict the relevance of individual amino acids Glu, Asp, Arg, Lys in the system with Tamoxifen and Glu, Asp and Lys in Raloxifene system. For this to be possible, the attraction and repulsion forces of the residues that comprise the systems were calculated. Each of these residues had an energy of interaction that varied depending on the chemical nature of the side chain, the microsolvation environment that surrounds and intermolecular contacts establishing. The pioneer study of conformational stability in terms of energy of free amino acid region will encourage research focusing on the development and synthesis of new antagonists used in the treatment of several common diseases in the general population. In the second study, we determined the energetic properties of Integrin αVβ3-cilengitide system, whose crystallographic structure has Mn+2 cations. It was noted the importance of amino acids Ser, Asp, Leu, Arg, Lys, Ala and Pro in integrin interaction with the RGD fragment (R: arginine; G: glycine; D: aspartic acid) of cilengitide. The importance of integrin with the RGD fragment in the adhesion mechanism of various cells involved in cancers and in embryo implantation allows the development of new therapies impacting on survival of patients with various forms of neoplasms and in human reproduction.