Muhammad Iqbal

Mr. Muhammad Iqbal

COMSATS University Islamabad

Research Focus & Metrics

Academic Career Length

6Years (2021-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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21 January 2021 in Life
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MRMuhammad Asif Rasheed
Muhammad Asif Rasheed
MIMuhammad Iqbal
Muhammad Iqbal
SSSalina Saddick
Salina Saddick
Iqra AliIqra Ali
Iqra Ali
FKFalak Sher Khan
Falak Sher Khan
MAMuhammad Awais
Muhammad Awais
(1) Background: Enterococcus faecium DO is an environmental microbe, which is a mesophilic, facultative, Gram-positive, and multiple habitat microorganism. Enterococcus faecium DO is responsible for many diseases in human. The fight against infectious diseases is confronted by the development of multiple drug resistance in E. faecium. The focus of this research work is to identify a novel compound against this pathogen by using bioinformatics tools and technology. (2) Methods: We screened the proteome (accession No. PRJNA55353) information from the genome database of the National Centre for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) and suggested a potential drug target. I-TASSER was used to predict the three-dimensional structure of the protein, and the structure was optimized and minimized by different tools. PubChem and ChEBI were used to retrieve the inhibitors. Pharmacophore modeling and virtual screening were performed to identify novel compounds. Binding interactions of compounds with target protein were checked using LigPlot. pkCSM, SwissADME, and ProTox-II were used for adsorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion, and toxicity (ADMET) properties. (3) Results: Novel selected compounds have improved absorption and have better ADMET properties. Based on our results, the chemically identified inhibitor ZINC48942 targeted the receptor that can inhibit the activity of infection in E. faecium. This research work will be beneficial for the scientific community and could aid in the design of a new drug against E. faecium infections. (4) Conclusions: It was observed that novel compounds are potential inhibitors with more efficacy and fewer side effects. This research work will help researchers in testing and identification of these chemicals useful against E. faecium.

21 March 2024 in Tumor Discovery
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SKShah Kamal
Shah Kamal
AAAmanullah Amanullah
Amanullah Amanullah
QWQingqing Wang
Qingqing Wang
NUNajeeb Ullah
Najeeb Ullah
GMGohar Mushtaq
Gohar Mushtaq
MKMohammad Amjad Kamal
Mohammad Amjad Kamal
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