Docking Study of Synthesized Juvenile Hormone Analogues as an Insect Growth Regulators

Molecular modeling is a basic tool to understand virtually all biological phenomena. It provides a direction to interpret theoretical understanding of structure - activity relationship in terms of physical forces responsible for receptor-ligand binding process. If a three dimensional structure of target receptor is available along with detail knowledge of the nature of the ligand binding site, ligand binding mode, the interactions between the ligand and receptor can be studied extensively in order to design and develop new target specific new compounds in short time. Juvenile Hormone Analogues, sesqui-terpenoid series of compound act as an insect growth regulators and presently in use as a potential environment friendly pesticides. Chemosterlization is the most effectual way to control the vast insect population. Computationally designing of juvenile hormone analogues are new and emerging area to counter the insect problem. We have carried out in-silico comparison between different JHAs containing sulphonamide functionality and Juvabione containing oxa and aza features as juvenile hormone analogues synthesized in our laboratory and studied their interactions against receptor protein of Galleria mellonella insect species using Auto Dock software module on Linux platform.