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This research aims to discover novel inhibitors for acyl-homoserine lactone synthase in Acinetobacter baumannii to combat its virulence and biofilm formation.

June 20, 2026Current Drug Discovery Technologies

Targeting Biofilm Formation in Acinetobacter baumannii: In Silico Discovery of Novel Candidate Inhibitors for Acyl-Homoserine Lactone Synthase

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TSTejveer SinghSharda University RSRashmi Prabha SinghSharda University MJMonika JainTezpur University

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Randomized trial uncovers novel inhibitors targeting AHLS in Acinetobacter baumannii, suggesting new antibacterial strategies.

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This research aims to discover novel inhibitors for acyl-homoserine lactone synthase in Acinetobacter baumannii to combat its virulence and biofilm formation.
Predicted and validated a homology-modeled three-dimensional structure of acyl-homoserine lactone synthase.
Conducted high-throughput virtual screening of 975 natural antimicrobial compounds.
Performed 100ns molecular dynamics simulations to identify promising AHLS inhibitors.
CID_291096 showed a binding free energy of -14.74 ± 2.20 kcal/mol, CID_155586 had -15.26 ± 2.27 kcal/mol, and MSID_001127 (Lovastatin) had -28.44 ± 3.32 kcal/mol.
Lovastatin demonstrated superior structural stability and sustained interactions throughout the 100ns MD simulations.
MSID_001127 was identified as the most promising candidate compared to cipargamin.

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Singh et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a3632d2db0793dc1a5394d8 https://doi.org/10.2174/0115701638450698260520051756

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