Abstract

Cancer is one of the most prevalent malignant diseases in the world, as breast cancer (BC) ranks as the second most frequent cause of death in women. Solubility is of great importance in drug research and development. Ensuring that molecules with the highest levels of solubility are prioritized in the initial phases of drug discovery is important in reducing the amount of resources and increasing the chances of clinical success. Herein, RF, XGBoost, LightGBM, and Artificial Neural Networks machine learning and deep learning models demonstrated over 80 percent accuracy in solubility prediction during training and testing phases. Virtual screening using a structure-based method was used against estrogen receptor alpha ligand binding domain Y537S breast cancer (BC). Best-ranked leads were selected: Hit-1 (-10 kcal/mol), Hit-2 (-9.4 kcal/mol), Hit-3 (-9.2 kcal/mol), in contrast to the control (-6 kcal/mol). ADMET (Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, Excretion, and Toxicity) predictions were done for the top selected leads. Additionally, the binding mechanisms were assessed through molecular dynamics simulations over 150 ns. MMGBSA binding free energy of complexes was in the following order: Hit-1 (-111.34 kcal/mol), Hit-2 (-105.02 kcal/mol), Hit-3 (-112.1 kcal/mol), and control (-99.71 kcal/mol). While MMPBSA results were -107.97 kcal/mol, -103.48 kcal/mol, -107.01 kcal/mol and -97.78 kcal/mol, respectively. A dynamic cross correlation (DCCM), radial distribution function (RDF), principal component analysis (PCA), and free energy landscape (FEL) were computed, and clusters for the hit complexes were analyzed. Salt bridge interactions and secondary structure analyses indicated the identified compounds as promising binding leads. The protein-ligand complexes exhibited stable and favorable dynamics and thus can be subjected to further research to explore their breast cancer inhibition potential.

 Keywords: Cervical cancer, high-risk human papilloma virus (HR-HPV), low-risk human papilloma virus (LR- HPV), Saudi women, Al-Madinah Al Munawarah, Saudi Arabia, bacterial vaginosis