Theoretical Evaluation of 5, 6-Diaroylisoindoline-1,3-dione as Potential Carcinogenic Kinase PAK1 Inhibitor: DFT Calculation, Molecular Docking Study and ADMET Prediction

Background: The carcinogenic kinase PAK1 (p21-activated kinase 1) is associated with the progression of many disorders, including Alzheimer's disease, various cancers, type-2 diabetes and hypertension. Although few synthetic PAK1 inhibitors and herbal therapeutics, such as propolis and curcumin, are available in the market, a comprehensive remedy of PAK1 related ailments is still not studied in detail. Recently, several phthalimide-metal complexes (viz. Λ-FL172, Λ-FL411, called optically active octahedral ruthenium phthalimide complex) were shown as poor inhibition potency toward PAK1. However, for a full understanding of the inhibition of PAK1 about phthalimide analogues, this study has been designed. Methods: This manuscript presents density functional theory (DFT) based computational approaches of aryl derivatives of phthalimide. The DFT was used to calculate the equilibrium…