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Tumor Discovery                                                Identification of a potential KRAS(G12C) inhibitor




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            Figure 4. (A) RMSF profiles of KRAS(G12C) in complex with reference and hit compounds. H-bonding interactions of (B) KRAS(G12C)-Sotorasib and
            (C) KRAS(G12C)-C02b.
            Abbreviations: RMSF: Root-mean-square fluctuation; H-bond: Hydrogen bond; KRAS: Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog.

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            Figure 5. MM/GBSA dG distribution graph obtained for the last 50 ns of the 500 ns MD simulation for (A) Sotorasib, (B) C02b; and Delta total
            decomposition values for (C) STR: Sotorasib, (D) C2B: C02b.
            Abbreviations: MM/GBSA: Molecular mechanics with generalized born surface area; MD: Molecular dynamics.

            with a minor contribution from HIS95 (Figure  5D). It is   deviation from the targeted binding site, maintaining their
            worth reiterating that the interaction with GLN61 observed   initial positions. These findings suggest that C02b exhibits
            in the covalent docking results persisted throughout the 500   binding interactions similar to the reference FDA-approved
            ns simulation. Both the KRAS(G12C)-C02b (Figure 6A) and   drug Sotorasib, with highly preserved interactions. Further
            KRAS(G12C)-Sotorasib (Figure  6B) complexes remained   research into C02b, which shares similarities with Sotorasib,
            largely stable throughout the 500 ns trajectory, with minimal   could potentially serve as an alternative.



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