Research Article

High Binding Affinities of Asparagus Compounds to NDM-1 β Lactamase

Volume: 21 Number: 2 September 30, 2026
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High Binding Affinities of Asparagus Compounds to NDM-1 β Lactamase

Abstract

NDM-1 β lactamase, of which 68 variants have been identified to date, causes serious problems in the clinic. This β-lactamase is found in pathogens that require urgent action from the World Health Organization and is therefore an important target in the fight against antimicrobial resistance. In this study, NDM-1 β-lactamase was selected as the target and we focused on calculation of the estimated binding energies of the compounds found in the Asparagus officinalis to this target. For this purpose, 2460 compounds found in this plant were downloaded from the Plant Metabolic Network (PMN) database. The prepared ligands were docked to the active site of NDM-1 by molecular docking using Autodock Vina. According to the virtual screening results, a list of the top 20 compounds was prepared. When compared to the NDM-1 docking score of the NDM-1 inhibitor candidate magnolol, it was seen that the binding score of the compounds in the top 20 list were high. It was observed that delphinidin, anthocyanin, isoerythin derivatives and neoxanthin had low docking score to the active site of NDM-1 β-lactamase. In vitro analyzes can be performed to investigate the potential of these compounds as inhibitor candidates against NDM-1 β-lactamase in the future.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Proteomics and Metabolomics

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

September 30, 2026

Submission Date

March 30, 2026

Acceptance Date

September 16, 2026

Published in Issue

Year 2026 Volume: 21 Number: 2

APA
Sarıyer, E., Saral Sarıyer, A., Ağırbaş, G., & Orhan, E. (2026). High Binding Affinities of Asparagus Compounds to NDM-1 β Lactamase. Turkish Journal of Science and Technology, 21(2), 535-545. https://doi.org/10.55525/tjst.1918931
AMA
1.Sarıyer E, Saral Sarıyer A, Ağırbaş G, Orhan E. High Binding Affinities of Asparagus Compounds to NDM-1 β Lactamase. TJST. 2026;21(2):535-545. doi:10.55525/tjst.1918931
Chicago
Sarıyer, Emrah, Ayşegül Saral Sarıyer, Gamze Ağırbaş, and Eylem Orhan. 2026. “High Binding Affinities of Asparagus Compounds to NDM-1 β Lactamase”. Turkish Journal of Science and Technology 21 (2): 535-45. https://doi.org/10.55525/tjst.1918931.
EndNote
Sarıyer E, Saral Sarıyer A, Ağırbaş G, Orhan E (September 1, 2026) High Binding Affinities of Asparagus Compounds to NDM-1 β Lactamase. Turkish Journal of Science and Technology 21 2 535–545.
IEEE
[1]E. Sarıyer, A. Saral Sarıyer, G. Ağırbaş, and E. Orhan, “High Binding Affinities of Asparagus Compounds to NDM-1 β Lactamase”, TJST, vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 535–545, Sept. 2026, doi: 10.55525/tjst.1918931.
ISNAD
Sarıyer, Emrah - Saral Sarıyer, Ayşegül - Ağırbaş, Gamze - Orhan, Eylem. “High Binding Affinities of Asparagus Compounds to NDM-1 β Lactamase”. Turkish Journal of Science and Technology 21/2 (September 1, 2026): 535-545. https://doi.org/10.55525/tjst.1918931.
JAMA
1.Sarıyer E, Saral Sarıyer A, Ağırbaş G, Orhan E. High Binding Affinities of Asparagus Compounds to NDM-1 β Lactamase. TJST. 2026;21:535–545.
MLA
Sarıyer, Emrah, et al. “High Binding Affinities of Asparagus Compounds to NDM-1 β Lactamase”. Turkish Journal of Science and Technology, vol. 21, no. 2, Sept. 2026, pp. 535-4, doi:10.55525/tjst.1918931.
Vancouver
1.Emrah Sarıyer, Ayşegül Saral Sarıyer, Gamze Ağırbaş, Eylem Orhan. High Binding Affinities of Asparagus Compounds to NDM-1 β Lactamase. TJST. 2026 Sep. 1;21(2):535-4. doi:10.55525/tjst.1918931