Method for virtually screening cholesterol degrading medicine with 24-dehydrocholesterol reductase (DHCR24) being target point
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Current Assignee / Owner
- LIAONING UNIVERSITY
- Publication Date
- 2017-06-30
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[0001] The present invention relates to a drug screening method, especially taking 24-dehydrocholesterol reductase (3β-dehydrocholesterol-Δ24 reductase, 3β-hydroxysterolΔ-24-reductase, DHCR24) as the target, and using molecular docking software to detect small molecules A method for virtual screening of cholesterol-lowering drugs against databases. Background technique
[0002] Cholesterol is an indispensable and important substance for human tissue cells, but excessive cholesterol levels can induce diseases, especially cardiovascular diseases. May 2016 is my country's first "Cholesterol Month". According to the latest data from the "China Cardiovascular Disease Report 2014", there are about 290 million patients with cardiovascular disease in my country, and the prevalence rate is still rising. The rising trend of cardiovascular disease mortality in my country is mainly due to the rise of ischemic heart disease death caused by cholesterol. According to res...