Docking Studies and Synthesis of a Gracilin A Derivative with Increased Predicted Affinity to Cyclophilin D

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dc.contributor.advisorRomo, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorYazdani, Zakariya
dc.contributor.departmentBiology.en_US
dc.contributor.otherDr. Kenneth Hull, Dr. Haoran Xueen_US
dc.contributor.schoolsHonors College - Honors Programen_US
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-20T16:40:26Z
dc.date.available2021-05-20T16:40:26Z
dc.date.copyright2021
dc.date.issued2021-05-20
dc.description.abstractAlzheimer’s Disease (AD) is responsible for the progressive brain degradation of 3 million U.S. citizens annually and is the sixth leading cause of death in America. This disease has no current cure. The goal of this project is to synthesize a novel neuroprotective derivative of gracilin A. Gracilin A is a unique metabolite derived from the marine sponge Spongionella gracilis and member of the spongiane diterpenoid family. The new molecule will act as a potent inhibitor of pathways responsible for oxidative damage to neurons directly precursing the onset of AD. Recently, derivatives of gracilin A were synthesized, analyzed, and determined to be potent neuroprotectors and immunosuppressants. These derivatives exhibit such effects by binding to cyclophilin D (CypD) thereby blocking opening of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore (mPTP). Docking experiments were performed to predict derivatives of gracilin A which would exhibit selectivity in binding to a CypD which blocks the mPTP and enhances neuroprotection over binding to Cyclophilin A (CypA). The compound proposed for total synthesis is based on a pre-existing mono-acetoxy furanose derivative of gracilin, compound 29a. The new molecule is characterized by the presence of a diol and absence of a gem dimethyl group.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2104/11298
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
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dc.rights.accessrightsWorldwide access.en_US
dc.rights.accessrightsAccess changed 9/21/23.
dc.subjectDocking.en_US
dc.subjectSynthesis.en_US
dc.subjectDerivative.en_US
dc.subjectGracilin.en_US
dc.subjectAffinity.en_US
dc.subjectCyclophilin D.en_US
dc.titleDocking Studies and Synthesis of a Gracilin A Derivative with Increased Predicted Affinity to Cyclophilin Den_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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