Green tea catechins in chemoprevention of cancer: a molecular docking investigation into their interaction with glutathione S-transferase (GST P1-1)

J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem. 2009 Feb;24(1):287-95. doi: 10.1080/14756360802177282.

Abstract

The anti- and pro-oxidant effects of green tea catechins have been implicated in the alterations of cellular functions determining their chemoprotective and therapeutic potentials in toxicity and diseases. The glutathione S-transferases (GSTs; EC 2.5.1.18) family is a widely distributed phase-II detoxifying enzymes and the GST P1-1 isoenzyme has been shown to catalyze the conjugation of GSH with some alkylating anti-cancer agents, suggesting that over-expression of GST P1-1 would result in tumor cell resistance. Here we report the docking study of four green tea catechins and four alkylating anticancer drugs into the GST P1-1 model, as GSTs were found to be affected by tea catechins. The EGCG ligands exhibit higher docking potential with respect to the anticancer agents, with a ligand-receptor interaction pattern indicating an high conformational stability. Consequently, the competition mechanisms favourable for the green tea catechins could lead to enzyme(s) desensitisation with a reduction of the alkylating drugs metabolism. The results provide a useful theoretical contribution in understanding the biochemical mechanisms implicated in the chemotherapeutic use of green tea catechins in oxidative stress-related diseases.

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating / chemistry
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating / metabolism*
  • Catechin / chemistry
  • Catechin / pharmacology*
  • Chemoprevention
  • Computer Simulation*
  • Drug Resistance, Neoplasm*
  • Glutathione
  • Glutathione Transferase / metabolism*
  • Glutathione Transferase / physiology
  • Humans
  • Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Neoplasms / prevention & control
  • Tea

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating
  • Tea
  • Catechin
  • Glutathione Transferase
  • Glutathione