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  • Authors: Abdullahi, Sagiru Hamza;  Advisor: -;  Participants: Uzairu, Adamu; Shallangwa, Gideon Adamu; Uba, Sani; Umar, Abdullahi Bello (2022)

  • Four QSAR models were developed from the training set data using genetic function algorithm (GFA) coupled with multi linear regression (MLR), and their expressions are presented below:Model 1 Y = 0.342327907 *  apol + 0.002006877 * ATSC8m + 0.021947183 * ATSC7s − 2.110146447 * SM1_Dzm − 0.027702443 * SpAbs_Dzs + 0.122940438 * ZMIC4 − 9.882891756. Model 2 Y = 0.333966562 * apol + 0.001909583 * ATSC8m + 0.019049122 * ATSC7s − 2.079324191 * SM1_DzZ − 0.027112784 * SpAbs_Dzs + 0.119956742 * ZMIC4 − 9.456381109. Model 3 Y = 0.342932868 * apol + 0.002004154 * ATSC8m + 0.021734174 * ATSC7s − 2.067273713 * SM1_Dzm − 0.027821824 * SpAD_Dzs + 0.122642435 * ZMIC4 − 9.889860694. Model 4 Y = 0.334437304 * apol + 0.001906343 * ATSC8m + 0.018877487 * ATSC7s − 2.033875692 * SM1_DzZ − 0...

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  • Authors: Ugbe, Fabian Audu;  Advisor: -;  Participants: Shallangwa, Gideon Adamu; Uzairu, Adamu; Abdulkadir, Ibrahim (2022)

  • Theoretical modeling of thirty-six arylimidamide-azole derivatives was conducted to establish a quantitative relationship between their structures and their inhibitory activities. As a result, a five-descriptor QSAR model was built (Eq. 13) with the descriptors well described in Table 4. The outcome of the internal and external validation assessment conducted on the built model is available in Table 5. The computed descriptors, observed activities (pIC50), and the predicted activities together with their residuals are presented in Table 6. Also, a plot of predicted activities versus experimental activities for the training set and test set is shown in Fig. 1, while Fig. 2 shows the plot of standardized residuals against experimental activities (pIC50).

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  • Authors: Ameji, John Philip;  Advisor: -;  Participants: Uzairu, Adamu; Shallangwa, Gideon Adamu; Uba, Sani (2023)

  • Typhoid fever, a disease caused by a gram negative bacterial species known as Salmonella typhi, constitutes a significant cause of morbidity and mortality, especially in developing nations of the world. Antibiotic therapy is the major treatment option currently but the rising incidences of resistance to existing antibiotics has necessitated the search for newer ones. The aim of this study is to apply in silico techniques to design highly potent novel imidazole-based drug candidates that strongly antagonize a cell invasion protein (SipA) of Salmonella typhi.

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  • Authors: Alisi, Ikechukwu Ogadimma;  Advisor: -;  Participants: Uzairu, Adamu; Abechi, Stephen Eyije (2020)

  • The investigated compounds were able to scavenge HOO· and CH3OO· radicals by HAT and SPLET mechanisms in the gas phase and aqueous solution, based on the computed results of reaction enthalpies and Gibbs free energy. The SET-PT mechanism for these compounds was observed to be thermodynamically unfeasible in the gas phase. However, the thermodynamic feasibility of free radical scavenge by SET-PT mechanism was observed in aqueous solution. Among the investigated compounds, MCC 009 (1E,4E)-1-(3-(aminomethyl)-4-hydroxyphenyl)-5-(4-hydroxy-3-((hydroxy (methyl)amino) methyl)phenyl) penta-1,4-dien-3-one at the 19-OH position possessed the highest capacity to scavenge both HOO· and CH3OO· radicals by HAT, SET-PT, and SPLET mechanisms.

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  • Authors: Isyaku, Yusuf;  Advisor: -;  Participants: Uzairu, Adamu; Uba, Sani; Ibrahim, Muhammad Tukur; Umar, Abdullahi Bello (2020)

  • A computational study was carried out on a series of twenty compounds of novel 4-(N,N-diarylmethylamines) furan-2(5H)-one derivatives against Aphis craccivora insect. Optimization of the compounds was performed with the aid of Spartan 14 software using DFT/B3LYP/6-31G** quantum mechanical method. Using PaDel descriptor software to calculate the descriptors, Generic Function Approximation (GFA) was employed to generate the model. Model 1 found to be the optimal out of four models generated which has the following statistical parameters; R2 = 0.871489, R2adj = 0.83644, cross-validated R2 = 0.790821, and external R2 = 0.550768. Molecular docking study occurred between the compounds and the complex crystal structure of the acetylcholine (protein AChBP) (PDB CODE 2zju) in which compound ...

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  • Authors: Abdulrahman, Hadiza Lawal;  Advisor: -;  Participants: Uzairu, Adamu; Uba, Sani (2020)

  • Three compounds (12, 17, and 18) had the highest docking score ranging from − 7.3 to − 7.4 kcal/mol. This showed that the compounds (ligands) bind tightly with the active site of the thyroid hormone receptor (TRβ1). Based on their tight interactions with the receptor, the compounds were chosen as lead compounds in the design of fourteen new compounds by incorporating some fragments found to bind intensely with the active site of the thyroid hormone receptor (TRβ1). All the newly designed compounds passed the pharmacokinetic analysis (adsorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion, and other physicochemical test) passed the drug-likeness test, and they also adhered to the Lipinski rule of five.

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  • Authors: Mahmud, Aliyu Wappah;  Advisor: -;  Participants: Shallangwa, Gideon Adamu; Uzairu, Adamu (2020)

  • Predictive and robust QSAR model was generated using Genetic Function Algorithm. The model was statistically validated to have internal and external squared correlation coefficient, R2 of 0.982 and 0.735 respectively; predictive squared correlation coefficient, R2pred of 0.599; adjusted squared correlation coefficient, Radj of 0.974; and leave-one-out cross-validation coefficient, Q2cv of 0.966. It was found out that the antiplasmodium activities of 2,5-disubstituted furans relied on the parameters: GATS5c, minsCl RDF130m, RDF75p, and RDF115s descriptors. All the descriptors except minsCl influenced the antiplasmodium activities of the compounds negatively. That is, their increase decreases the activities of the furans and vice versa. The docking study revealed that most of the fura...

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  • Authors: Ejeh, Stephen;  Advisor: -;  Participants: Uzairu, Adamu; Shallangwa, Gideon A.; Abechi, Stephen E.; Ibrahim, Muhammad Tukur (2022)

  • Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a contagious disease that damages the liver over time, eventually leading to cirrhosis and death. Chronic HCV infection is regarded as a serious health problem worldwide, impacting up to 3% of the populace and killing over 300,000 people annually. Quick reproduction driven by non-structural protein 5B (NS5B), which is a possible target spot for the development of anti-HCV vaccines, causes genomic diversity. Sofosbuvir, a new oral NS5B inhibitor, was recently licensed by the US Food and Drug Administration for the cure of HCV. Unfortunately, it has received a lot of attention due to its financial concerns and adverse effects. As a result, there is a pressing need to explore alternative HCV treatments that are both cost-effective and free of adverse effects....

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  • Authors: Ugbe, Fabian Audu;  Advisor: -;  Participants: Shallangwa, Gideon Adamu; Uzairu, Adamu; Abdulkadir, Ibrahim (2022)

  • Leishmaniasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by a group of protozoan of the genus Leishmania and transmitted to humans majorly through the bite of the female sand fly. It is prevalent in the tropical regions of the world especially in Africa and estimated to affect a population of about 12 million people annually. This theoretical study was therefore conducted in support of the search for more effective drug candidates for the treatment of leishmaniasis. This study focuses on the in silico activity prediction of twenty-eight (28) maleimides, structure-based design, molecular docking study and pharmacokinetics analysis of the newly designed maleimides. All the studied compounds were drawn using ChemDraw Ultra and optimized by the density functional theory (DFT) approach using...