Dual-Site Acetylcholinesterase Inhibition and Multiscale Stability of Fused Quinoline Sulfonamides: A Chemoinformatic GA-MLR and Molecular Dynamics Study

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Authors: Shrikant Nilewar, Apurva Chavan, Ankita Pradhan, Anshuman Tripathy, Nagaraju Bandaru, Prashik B. Dudhe, Perli Kranti Kumar, Sandesh Lodha, Ghazala Muteeb, Iván Peredo Valderrama, Antonio Jose Naranjo-Redondo, Tushar Janardan Pawar
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Abstract

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) represents an escalating global neuropharmacological crisis, with prevalence in high-growth demographic regions such as India projected to exceed 14 million by 2040. This study addresses the urgent need for high-potency, dual-site acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitors through an integrated computational pipeline. We address the failure of mono-target paradigms by designing scaffolds capable of simultaneously anchoring the Catalytic Active Site (CAS) and the Peripheral Anionic Site (PAS). A robust GA-MLR QSAR model was developed from 115 quinoline analogs using 11,135 descriptors. Lead candidates were prioritized via cavity directed molecular docking (7XN1) and 100 ns molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. The five-descriptor model (R2 = 0.7569, QLOO2 = 0.7244) was validated by an external set of 8 experimental compounds (Rext2 = 0.8620). Lead Compound 19 emerged as a superior candidate (ΔG = −11.1 kcal/mol), exhibiting a stable MD trajectory (PL-RMSD ≈ 2.4 Å) and preserving essential Gly121-His447 catalytic anti-correlations. This study provides a statistically validated scaffold and computational mechanistic foundation for future in vitro experimental validation, advancing the high throughput screening of neuroprotective agents on a global scale.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases Computational Drug Discovery Methods Enzyme function and inhibition

Publication details

Journal / source
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Publisher
MDPI AG
Volume
27
Issue
7
Pages
3286–3286
Publication date
4 April 2026
Language
EN