https://phys.org/news/2018-11-molecules-inhibit-enzymes-infectious-diseases.html

Moliner, professor of Physical Chemistry at the UJI, believes that this study 'may represent the first step for designing new medicines," as glycosides are not only essential enzymes to digest carbohydrates, but they are also key actors in infections caused by pathogens, in anti-bacterial defence and many other vital cellular processes.

The data obtained through computer simulations coincide with the experimental data of their colleagues in Canada and the United Kingdom and make it possible to explain how these inhibitors bond with the enzyme. "The study has made it possible to describe on a molecular level how to inhibit the activity of an important type of enzymes, glycosides. The type of union between these molecules and the enzyme is very strong, so they may be the seed for new medicines," says Moliner.