To reveal the
potential fungicidal mechanism of
5-((4-((4-chlorophenoxy)methyl)-5-iodo-1H-1,2,3- triazole-1-yl)methyl)-2-methylpyrimidin-4-amine
(
PA-1) against
Botrytis cinerea (
B. cinerea), the
three-dimensional structure of
B. cinerea pyruvate dehydrogenase complex
E1 component (PDHc-E1) is homology modeled, as the
PA-1 shows potent
E.
coli PDHc-E1 and
B. cinerea inhibition. Subsequent molecular docking
indicates the
PA-1 can tightly bind to
B. cinerea PDHc-E1.
Molecular dynamic simulation and MM-PBSA calculation both demonstrate that two
intermolecular interactions,
π-
π stacking
and hydrophobic forces, provide the most contributions to the binding of
PA-1 and
B. cinerea PDHc-E1. Furthermore, the halogen bonding interaction between
the iodine atom in
PA-1 and OH in Ser181 is also crucial. The present
study provides a valuable attempt to homology model the structure of
B.
cinerea PDHc-E1 and some key factors for the rational structure
optimization of
PA-1.