Anti-Methanogenic Effect of Phytochemicals on Methyl-Coenzyme M Reductase—Potential: In Silico and Molecular Docking Studies for Environmental Protection

Methane is a greenhouse gas which poses a great threat to life on earth as its emissions directly contribute to global warming and methane has a 28-fold higher warming potential over that of carbon dioxide. Ruminants have been identified as a major source of methane emission as a result of methanoge...

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Autores principales: Yuvaraj Dinakarkumar, Jothi Ramalingam Rajabathar, Selvaraj Arokiyaraj, Iyyappan Jeyaraj, Sai Ramesh Anjaneyulu, Shadakshari Sandeep, Chimatahalli Shanthakumar Karthik, Jimmy Nelson Appaturi, Lee D. Wilson
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:cf1b0682b83c4e97819edf86fa14be392021-11-25T18:23:54ZAnti-Methanogenic Effect of Phytochemicals on Methyl-Coenzyme M Reductase—Potential: In Silico and Molecular Docking Studies for Environmental Protection10.3390/mi121114252072-666Xhttps://doaj.org/article/cf1b0682b83c4e97819edf86fa14be392021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/12/11/1425https://doaj.org/toc/2072-666XMethane is a greenhouse gas which poses a great threat to life on earth as its emissions directly contribute to global warming and methane has a 28-fold higher warming potential over that of carbon dioxide. Ruminants have been identified as a major source of methane emission as a result of methanogenesis by their respective gut microbiomes. Various plants produce highly bioactive compounds which can be investigated to find a potential inhibitor of methyl-coenzyme M reductase (the target protein for methanogenesis). To speed up the process and to limit the use of laboratory resources, the present study uses an in-silico molecular docking approach to explore the anti-methanogenic properties of phytochemicals from <i>Cymbopogon</i> <i>citratus</i>, <i>Origanum vulgare</i>, <i>Lavandula officinalis</i>, <i>Cinnamomum zeylanicum</i>, <i>Piper betle</i>, <i>Cuminum cyminum</i>, <i>Ocimum gratissimum</i>, <i>Salvia sclarea</i>, <i>Allium sativum</i>, <i>Rosmarinus officinalis</i> and <i>Thymus vulgaris</i>. A total of 168 compounds from 11 plants were virtually screened. Finally, 25 scrutinized compounds were evaluated against methyl-coenzyme M reductase (MCR) protein using the AutoDock 4.0 program. In conclusion, the study identified 21 out of 25 compounds against inhibition of the MCR protein. Particularly, five compounds: rosmarinic acid (−10.71 kcal/mol), biotin (−9.38 kcal/mol), α-cadinol (−8.16 kcal/mol), (3<i>R</i>,3a<i>S</i>,6<i>R</i>,6a<i>R</i>)-3-(2<i>H</i>-1,3-benzodioxol-4-yl)-6-(2<i>H</i>-1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-hexahydrofuro[3,4-<i>c</i>]furan-1-one (−12.21 kcal/mol), and 2,4,7,9-tetramethyl-5decyn4,7diol (−9.02 kcal/mol) showed higher binding energy towards the MCR protein. In turn, these compounds have potential utility as rumen methanogenic inhibitors in the proposed methane inhibitor program. Ultimately, molecular dynamics simulations of rosmarinic acid and (3<i>R</i>,3a<i>S</i>,6<i>R</i>,6a<i>R</i>)-3-(2<i>H</i>-1,3-benzodioxol-4-yl)-6-(2<i>H</i>-1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-hexahydrofuro[3,4-<i>c</i>]furan-1-one yielded the best possible interaction and stability with the active site of 5A8K protein for 20 ns.Yuvaraj DinakarkumarJothi Ramalingam RajabatharSelvaraj ArokiyarajIyyappan JeyarajSai Ramesh AnjaneyuluShadakshari SandeepChimatahalli Shanthakumar KarthikJimmy Nelson AppaturiLee D. WilsonMDPI AGarticleruminantsmethane emissionmethyl-coenzyme M reductasephytochemicalsin-silico screeningmolecular dockingMechanical engineering and machineryTJ1-1570ENMicromachines, Vol 12, Iss 1425, p 1425 (2021)
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topic ruminants
methane emission
methyl-coenzyme M reductase
phytochemicals
in-silico screening
molecular docking
Mechanical engineering and machinery
TJ1-1570
spellingShingle ruminants
methane emission
methyl-coenzyme M reductase
phytochemicals
in-silico screening
molecular docking
Mechanical engineering and machinery
TJ1-1570
Yuvaraj Dinakarkumar
Jothi Ramalingam Rajabathar
Selvaraj Arokiyaraj
Iyyappan Jeyaraj
Sai Ramesh Anjaneyulu
Shadakshari Sandeep
Chimatahalli Shanthakumar Karthik
Jimmy Nelson Appaturi
Lee D. Wilson
Anti-Methanogenic Effect of Phytochemicals on Methyl-Coenzyme M Reductase—Potential: In Silico and Molecular Docking Studies for Environmental Protection
description Methane is a greenhouse gas which poses a great threat to life on earth as its emissions directly contribute to global warming and methane has a 28-fold higher warming potential over that of carbon dioxide. Ruminants have been identified as a major source of methane emission as a result of methanogenesis by their respective gut microbiomes. Various plants produce highly bioactive compounds which can be investigated to find a potential inhibitor of methyl-coenzyme M reductase (the target protein for methanogenesis). To speed up the process and to limit the use of laboratory resources, the present study uses an in-silico molecular docking approach to explore the anti-methanogenic properties of phytochemicals from <i>Cymbopogon</i> <i>citratus</i>, <i>Origanum vulgare</i>, <i>Lavandula officinalis</i>, <i>Cinnamomum zeylanicum</i>, <i>Piper betle</i>, <i>Cuminum cyminum</i>, <i>Ocimum gratissimum</i>, <i>Salvia sclarea</i>, <i>Allium sativum</i>, <i>Rosmarinus officinalis</i> and <i>Thymus vulgaris</i>. A total of 168 compounds from 11 plants were virtually screened. Finally, 25 scrutinized compounds were evaluated against methyl-coenzyme M reductase (MCR) protein using the AutoDock 4.0 program. In conclusion, the study identified 21 out of 25 compounds against inhibition of the MCR protein. Particularly, five compounds: rosmarinic acid (−10.71 kcal/mol), biotin (−9.38 kcal/mol), α-cadinol (−8.16 kcal/mol), (3<i>R</i>,3a<i>S</i>,6<i>R</i>,6a<i>R</i>)-3-(2<i>H</i>-1,3-benzodioxol-4-yl)-6-(2<i>H</i>-1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-hexahydrofuro[3,4-<i>c</i>]furan-1-one (−12.21 kcal/mol), and 2,4,7,9-tetramethyl-5decyn4,7diol (−9.02 kcal/mol) showed higher binding energy towards the MCR protein. In turn, these compounds have potential utility as rumen methanogenic inhibitors in the proposed methane inhibitor program. Ultimately, molecular dynamics simulations of rosmarinic acid and (3<i>R</i>,3a<i>S</i>,6<i>R</i>,6a<i>R</i>)-3-(2<i>H</i>-1,3-benzodioxol-4-yl)-6-(2<i>H</i>-1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-hexahydrofuro[3,4-<i>c</i>]furan-1-one yielded the best possible interaction and stability with the active site of 5A8K protein for 20 ns.
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author Yuvaraj Dinakarkumar
Jothi Ramalingam Rajabathar
Selvaraj Arokiyaraj
Iyyappan Jeyaraj
Sai Ramesh Anjaneyulu
Shadakshari Sandeep
Chimatahalli Shanthakumar Karthik
Jimmy Nelson Appaturi
Lee D. Wilson
author_facet Yuvaraj Dinakarkumar
Jothi Ramalingam Rajabathar
Selvaraj Arokiyaraj
Iyyappan Jeyaraj
Sai Ramesh Anjaneyulu
Shadakshari Sandeep
Chimatahalli Shanthakumar Karthik
Jimmy Nelson Appaturi
Lee D. Wilson
author_sort Yuvaraj Dinakarkumar
title Anti-Methanogenic Effect of Phytochemicals on Methyl-Coenzyme M Reductase—Potential: In Silico and Molecular Docking Studies for Environmental Protection
title_short Anti-Methanogenic Effect of Phytochemicals on Methyl-Coenzyme M Reductase—Potential: In Silico and Molecular Docking Studies for Environmental Protection
title_full Anti-Methanogenic Effect of Phytochemicals on Methyl-Coenzyme M Reductase—Potential: In Silico and Molecular Docking Studies for Environmental Protection
title_fullStr Anti-Methanogenic Effect of Phytochemicals on Methyl-Coenzyme M Reductase—Potential: In Silico and Molecular Docking Studies for Environmental Protection
title_full_unstemmed Anti-Methanogenic Effect of Phytochemicals on Methyl-Coenzyme M Reductase—Potential: In Silico and Molecular Docking Studies for Environmental Protection
title_sort anti-methanogenic effect of phytochemicals on methyl-coenzyme m reductase—potential: in silico and molecular docking studies for environmental protection
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/cf1b0682b83c4e97819edf86fa14be39
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