title: A new urease inhibitor from Viola betonicifolia.
abstract: Urease has attracted much attention, as it is directly involved in the formation of infection stones and contributes to the pathogenesis of urolithiasis, pyelonephritis, ammonia and hepatic encephalopathy, hepatic coma and urinary catheter encrustation. Moreover, urease is the major cause of pathologies induced by H. pylori, such as gastritis and peptic ulcer. In the present work, the new natural compound, 3-methoxydalbergione, was isolated from Viola betonicifolia. A mechanistic study of this compound as a natural urease inhibitor was performed by using enzyme kinetics and docking studies. 3-Methoxydalbergione could be considered as a lead molecule for drugs useful in the urease associated diseases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan 23200, Pakistan. drnaveedrph@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Naveed
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Muhammad
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, University of Peshawar, Peshawar 25120, Pakistan. saeedrph2000@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Muhammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saeed
authors.affiliation: Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi 75270, Pakistan. ajmalchemist@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Ajmal
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.affiliation: Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi 75270, Pakistan. palpaliachyut@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Achyut
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Adhikari
authors.affiliation: Computational Medicinal Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, Shankar Campus, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan 23200, Pakistan. awadood@awkum.edu.pk.
authors.forename: Abdul
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wadood
authors.affiliation: Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi 75270, Pakistan. khalid.khan@iccs.edu.
authors.forename: Khalid Mohammed
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, 84084 Fisciano, Salerno, Italy. defeo@unisa.it.
authors.forename: Vincenzo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: De Feo
mesh_terms: D003374:Coumarins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D008958:Models, Molecular; D062105:Molecular Docking Simulation; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014510:Urease / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D032413:Viola / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: C000603229:3-methoxydalbergione; D003374:Coumarins; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D010936:Plant Extracts; D014510:Urease