A Comprehensive Review of The Molecular Dynamic Study Of Chalcones, Coumarins and Chromones as Selective MAO-B Inhibitors [2015-Till Date]

Molecular dynamics (MD) simulation is an in silico method used in the biomolecular level of research to study how the protein interacts with the target with time. It provides a detailed information of the protein dynamics and ligand structure with the crucial amino acid interactions. Monoamine oxidase B (MAO-B) is a crucial isoenzyme responsible for the catalyses of oxidative deamination of various biogenic amines in the brain and peripheral tissues. The selective inhibitors of MAO-B are considered as the management of symptoms of neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer's disease(AD) and Parkinson disease(PD). Recently the structural scaffolds containing chalcones, coumarins and chromones derived candidates shown potent, selective, competitive and reversible type of MAO-B inhibitors. The structural similarities between the above scaffolds can produce almost similar type of interactions in the inhibitor binding cavity of MAO-B. Numerous molecular simulation reports were supported by the above mentioned fact. The current review focus on the last ten year molecular dynamics report of chalcones, coumarins and chromones towards MAO-B inhibition. The review also focuses on the software details used in the MD dynamics simulation and the structural requirement from each class of compound for the recognition of MAO-B inhibitory activity. The current review focus on the detailed molecular dynamics simulation studies of chalcones, coumarins and chromones in the inhibitor binding cavity of MAO-B. The review also gave a detailed information about the structural requirements of these class of derivatives for the recognition of MAO-B. image