Lina Sofía Prieto Cárdenas

Ms. Lina Sofía Prieto Cárdenas

Pedagogical and Technological University of Colombia, Tunja, Boyacá, Colombia
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5Years (2022-Present)

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31 May 2022 in Pharmaceuticals
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Lina Sofía Prieto CárdenasLina Sofía Prieto Cárdenas
Lina Sofía Prieto Cárdenas
Karen Astrid Arias SolerKaren Astrid Arias Soler
Karen Astrid Arias Soler
DNDiana Nossa
Diana Nossa
WNWilson Elías Rozo Núñez
Wilson Elías Rozo Núñez
ACAGOBARDO CÁRDENAS-CHAPARRO
AGOBARDO CÁRDENAS-CHAPARRO
JCJOVANNY A. GÓMEZ CASTAÑO
JOVANNY A. GÓMEZ CASTAÑO
Chagas and leishmaniasis are two neglected diseases considered as public health problems worldwide, for which there is no effective, low-cost, and low-toxicity treatment for the host. Naphthoquinones are ligands with redox properties involved in oxidative biological processes with a wide variety of activities, including antiparasitic. In this work, in silico methods of quantitative structure–activity relationship (QSAR), molecular docking, and calculation of ADME (absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion) properties were used to evaluate naphthoquinone derivatives with unknown antiprotozoal activity. QSAR models were developed for predicting antiparasitic activity against Trypanosoma cruzi, Leishmania amazonensis, and Leishmania infatum, as well as the QSAR model for toxicity activity. Most of the evaluated ligands presented high antiparasitic activity. According to the docking results, the family of triazole derivatives presented the best affinity with the different macromolecular targets. The ADME results showed that most of the evaluated compounds present adequate conditions to be administered orally. Naphthoquinone derivatives show good biological activity results, depending on the substituents attached to the quinone ring, and perhaps the potential to be converted into drugs or starting molecules.