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Abreu, Rui M.V.; Froufe, Hugo J.C.; Daniel, Pedro O.M.; Queiroz, Maria João R.P.; Ferreira, Isabel C.F.R.. |
Mushrooms represent an unlimited source of compounds with antitumor and immunostimulating properties and mushroom intake as been shown to reduce the risk of breast cancer. A large number of LMW (low molecular weight) compounds present in mushrooms have been identified including: phenolic acids, flavonoids, tocopherols, carotenoids, sugars and fatty acids. In order to evaluate which wild mushroom LMW compounds may be involved in anti-breast cancer activity we selected a representative dataset of 43 LMW compounds and performed molecular docking against 3 known protein targets involved in breast cancer (Aromatase, Estrone Sulfatase and 17β-HSD-1) using AutoDock4 as docking software. The estimated inhibition constants for all LMW compounds were determined and... |
Tipo: Article |
Palavras-chave: Mushrooms; Nutraceuticals; Breast cancer; Molecular Docking; AutoDock4. |
Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10198/6231 |
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