Network pharmacology and molecular dynamics simulation reveal antineoplastic potential of Antarctic sponge-derived suberitenones

IntroductionMore than a thousand new marine natural products have been isolated each year over the past ten years, and compared to synthetic compounds, the success ratio of approved marine drugs to the total number of reported potential marine natural products is extremely high. In a recent in vitro...

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Main Authors: Prasenjit Bhowmik, Rahul Mallick, Asim K. Duttaroy
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Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-05-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fchem.2025.1545834/full
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description IntroductionMore than a thousand new marine natural products have been isolated each year over the past ten years, and compared to synthetic compounds, the success ratio of approved marine drugs to the total number of reported potential marine natural products is extremely high. In a recent in vitro cytotoxicity test, 11 suberitenones–a class of oxidized sesterterpenes–were identified and shown to have low levels of cytotoxicity. This study focuses on the investigation of the anti-neoplastic ability of of these suberitenones through different in silico analysis.MethodsThe study uses a variety of computational techniques, including quantitative structure–activity relationship (QSAR), ADMET, prediction of activity spectra for substances (PASS) prediction, network pharmacology, molecular docking, and molecular dynamics simulation.Results and discussionThe molecular docking showed that Suberitenone I, Secosuberitenone A, and Suberitenone J exhibited higher binding affinity of - 8.9, -9.4, and -8.8 kcal/mole against CASP3, MAPK3, and EGFR respectively which is further supported by molecular dynamics simulation analysis and can be considered for in vitro and in vivo investigation as potential antineoplastic agents.
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spelling doaj-art-0b3989a2faa346a6afd08fac4c2b2a382025-08-20T03:12:24ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Chemistry2296-26462025-05-011310.3389/fchem.2025.15458341545834Network pharmacology and molecular dynamics simulation reveal antineoplastic potential of Antarctic sponge-derived suberitenonesPrasenjit Bhowmik0Rahul Mallick1Asim K. Duttaroy2Department of Chemistry-BMC, Biochemistry, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, SwedenA.I. Virtanen Institute for Molecular Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, FinlandDepartment of Nutrition, Institute of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, NorwayIntroductionMore than a thousand new marine natural products have been isolated each year over the past ten years, and compared to synthetic compounds, the success ratio of approved marine drugs to the total number of reported potential marine natural products is extremely high. In a recent in vitro cytotoxicity test, 11 suberitenones–a class of oxidized sesterterpenes–were identified and shown to have low levels of cytotoxicity. This study focuses on the investigation of the anti-neoplastic ability of of these suberitenones through different in silico analysis.MethodsThe study uses a variety of computational techniques, including quantitative structure–activity relationship (QSAR), ADMET, prediction of activity spectra for substances (PASS) prediction, network pharmacology, molecular docking, and molecular dynamics simulation.Results and discussionThe molecular docking showed that Suberitenone I, Secosuberitenone A, and Suberitenone J exhibited higher binding affinity of - 8.9, -9.4, and -8.8 kcal/mole against CASP3, MAPK3, and EGFR respectively which is further supported by molecular dynamics simulation analysis and can be considered for in vitro and in vivo investigation as potential antineoplastic agents.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fchem.2025.1545834/fullnetwork pharmacologymolecular dockingmolecular dynamics simulationsuberitenoneCASP3MAPK3
spellingShingle Prasenjit Bhowmik
Rahul Mallick
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Network pharmacology and molecular dynamics simulation reveal antineoplastic potential of Antarctic sponge-derived suberitenones
Frontiers in Chemistry
network pharmacology
molecular docking
molecular dynamics simulation
suberitenone
CASP3
MAPK3
title Network pharmacology and molecular dynamics simulation reveal antineoplastic potential of Antarctic sponge-derived suberitenones
title_full Network pharmacology and molecular dynamics simulation reveal antineoplastic potential of Antarctic sponge-derived suberitenones
title_fullStr Network pharmacology and molecular dynamics simulation reveal antineoplastic potential of Antarctic sponge-derived suberitenones
title_full_unstemmed Network pharmacology and molecular dynamics simulation reveal antineoplastic potential of Antarctic sponge-derived suberitenones
title_short Network pharmacology and molecular dynamics simulation reveal antineoplastic potential of Antarctic sponge-derived suberitenones
title_sort network pharmacology and molecular dynamics simulation reveal antineoplastic potential of antarctic sponge derived suberitenones
topic network pharmacology
molecular docking
molecular dynamics simulation
suberitenone
CASP3
MAPK3
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fchem.2025.1545834/full
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