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Immuno-modulation is the process of alteration in immune response due to foreign intrusion of molecules inside the body. In the present communication QSAR and molecular docking studies for immuno-modulatory activity of derivatives of gallic acid were performed. Molecular docking studies showed higher binding affinity with INFα-2, IL-6, and IL-4 receptors. Binding site residues indicate hydrogen bonds formation with gallic acid derivative compounds G-3, G-4, G-5, G-6, G-7 and G-10. Further screening through quantitative structure activity relationship model establishes the immuno-modulatory activity of the compounds G-4, G-7, G-9, G-10, G-12 and G-13. Activity was predicted through a robust statistical model, developed by forward feed multiple linear regression method with leave-one-out approach. Relationship correlating measure (r2) and prediction accuracy (rCV2) of QSAR model were 0.99 and 0.96, respectively. QSAR studies indicate that dipole moment, steric energy, amide group count, λ max (UV-visible) and molar refractivity correlate well with their activities, while decrease in dipole moment, steric energy and molar refractivity have negative correlation. Moreover, on the basis of bioavailability, in-silico ADME and toxicity risk assessment screening, we concluded that compounds G-4, G-7, G-9, G-10, G-12 and G-13 have marked immuno-modulatory activity comparable to standard drugs.
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Yadav, D., Khan, F. & Negi, A. QSAR and Docking Studies of Gallic Acid Derivatives for Anticancer and Immunomodulatory Activity. Nat Prec (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/npre.2011.6620.1
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/npre.2011.6620.1