
“The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.”
– Albert Einstein
Journal Articles

A new triterpenoid pentaglycoside from Olax imbricata: isolation and in vitro, in silico studies on α-glucosidase
Nham-Linh Nguyen, Thi Trang Nguyen, Thanh Tan Mai, Minh Hao Hoang, Thi Anh Tuyet Nguyen, Nguyen Kim Tuyen Pham, and Thi Nga Vo
Natural Product Research. 2025; 1-11. DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2025.2565705.

Carbamoyl flavonoids as dual inhibitors of acetylcholinesterase and monoacylglycerol lipase: synthesis, in vitro evaluation, and computational studies
The-Huan Tran, Thai-Son Tran, Minh-Hieu Nguyen, Thi-Trang Pham, Thanh-Tan Mai, and Thanh-Dao Tran
Medicinal Chemistry Research. 2025; 34:1544-1556. DOI: 10.1007/s00044-025-03420-6.

Integrating synthesis, enzyme inhibition and in silico studies: Carbamoyl luteolin derivatives targeting Alzheimer’s disease
The-Huan Tran, Thi-My-Hanh Nguyen, Thi-Cam-Nhung Cao, Thai-Son Tran, Thanh-Tan Mai, and Thanh-Dao Tran
Journal of the Chinese Chemical Society. 2025; 72(6):739. DOI: 10.1002/jccs.70026.
2-Amino-4,6-diarylpyrimidines as potential chronic myeloid leukemia cell inhibitors targeting anti-ABL1 kinase: microwave-assisted synthesis, biological evaluation, molecular docking, and dynamics studies
Thi-Anh-Truc Phan, Kim-Khanh-Huy Ngo, Thi-Cam-Thu Nguyen, Thanh-Tan Mai, Hai-Dang Nguyen, Thu-Trang Duong, Le-Phu Tran, Thanh-Tuyen Duong, Thi-Kim-Chi Huynh, Elena V. Koroleva, Zhanna V. Ignatovich, Anastasiya L. Ermolinskaya, Hoang-Phuc Nguyen, Thi-Hong-An Nguyen, Anh-Khoa Ton, Tuong-Ha Do, and Thi-Kim-Dung Hoang
RSC Advances. 2025; 15:4458-4471. DOI: 10.1039/D4RA08330J.
Achievements and Approaches in the Search for Small-Molecule Dengue NS2B/NS3 Inhibitors
Khac-Minh Thai, Cuong Quoc Duong, Tan Thanh Mai, Minh-Tri Le, Van-Thanh Tran, Phuoc-Vinh Nguyen, and Lam-Truong Tuong
Current Medicinal Chemistry. 2025. DOI: 10.2174/0109298673343582241229131338.
Binding ability of Delta and Omicron towards the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 receptor and antibodies: a computational study
Quoc-Thai Nguyen, Tan Thanh Mai, Lam-Truong Tuong, Thi-Thao-Nhung Nguyen, Thanh-Phuong Vo, Dac-Nhan Nguyen, Cong-Thanh Phan-Van, Dieu-Thuong Thi Trinh, Van-Thanh Tran, and Khac-Minh Thai
Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics. 2025. DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2024.2446659.
Synthesis and Evaluation of Antibacterial and Antifungal Activities In vitro and In silico of Novel Morpholinoalkoxychalcones
Hoang Minh Phan, Tan Thanh Mai, Thinh Nguyen Quang Don, Dat Thanh Do, Khac Minh Thai, Thanh Dao Tran, Phuong Truong, and Phuong Nguyen Hoai Huynh
Medicinal Chemistry. 2025; 21(1):61-68. DOI: 10.2174/0115734064316022240801093905.
Toward Unveiling Putative Binding Sites of Interleukin-33: Insights from Mixed-Solvent Molecular Dynamics Simulations of the Interleukin-1 Family
Tan Thanh Mai, Thua-Phong Lam, Long-Hung Dinh Pham, Kim-Hung Nguyen, Quoc-Thai Nguyen, Minh-Tri Le, and Khac-Minh Thai
The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 2024; 128(35):8362-8375. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.4c03057.
Inhibition of Pancreatic Lipase by Flavonoid Derivatives: In Vitro and In Silico Investigations
The-Huan Tran, Thanh-Tan Mai, Thi-Thu-Trang Ho, Thi-Ngoc-Dung Le, Thi-Cam-Nhung Cao, Khac-Minh Thai, and Thai-Son Tran
Advances in Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences. 2024; 2024:6655996. DOI: 10.1155/2024/6655996.
Flavonoids as dual‑target inhibitors against α‑glucosidase and α‑amylase: a systematic review of in vitro studies
Thua‑Phong Lam, Ngoc‑Vi Nguyen Tran, Long‑Hung Dinh Pham, Nghia Vo‑Trong Lai, Bao‑Tran Ngoc Dang, Ngoc‑Lam Nguyen Truong, Song‑Ky Nguyen‑Vo, Thuy‑Linh Hoang, Tan Thanh Mai, and Thanh‑Dao Tran
Natural Products and Bioprospecting. 2024; 14(4). DOI: 10.1007/s13659-023-00424-w.
Discovery of novel flavonoid derivatives as potential dual inhibitors against α‑glucosidase and α‑amylase: virtual screening, synthesis, and biological evaluation
Tan Thanh Mai, Minh‑Hoang Phan, Thao Thi Thai, Thua‑Phong Lam, Nghia Vo‑Trong Lai, Thanh‑Thao Nguyen, Thuy‑Viet‑Phuong Nguyen, Cam‑Van Thi Vo, Khac‑Minh Thai, and Thanh‑Dao Tran
Molecular Diversity. 2024; 28:1629-1650. DOI: 10.1007/s11030-023-10680-0.
Sesquiterpenoids from the rhizomes of Homalomena pendula (Blume) Bakh.f showing acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activity: in vitro and in silico studies
Linh Thuy Khanh Nguyen, Phu Quynh Dinh Nguyen, Chau Bao Hoai Nguyen, Hoai Thi Nguyen, Thi Van Anh Tran, Thanh‑Tan Mai, Thai‑Son Tran, and Duc Viet Ho
Chemical Papers. 2023; 77(3):1573-1581. DOI: 10.1007/s11696-022-02573-7.
Identification of Diosmin and Flavin Adenine Dinucleotide as Repurposing Treatments for Monkeypox Virus: A Computational Study
Thua-Phong Lam, Viet-Hung Tran, Tan Thanh Mai, Nghia Vo-Trong Lai, Bao-Tran Ngoc Dang, Minh-Tri Le, Thanh-Dao Tran, Dieu-Thuong Thi Trinh, and Khac-Minh Thai
International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2022; 23(19):11570. DOI: 10.3390/ijms231911570.
Exploration of chalcones as 3‑chymotrypsin‑like protease (3CLpro) inhibitors of SARS‑CoV‑2 using computational approaches
Thua‑Phong Lam, Dac‑Nhan Nguyen, Tan Thanh Mai, Thanh‑Dao Tran, Minh‑Tri Le, Phuong Nguyen Hoai Huynh, Duc‑Tuan Nguyen, Viet‑Hung Tran, Dieu‑Thuong Thi Trinh, Phuong Truong, Cam‑Van T. Vo, and Khac‑Minh Thai
Structural Chemistry. 2022; 33(5):1707-1725. DOI: 10.1007/s11224-022-02000-3.
Structure-based 3D-pharmacophore modeling to discover novel Interleukin 6 inhibitors: an in silico screening, molecular dynamics simulations and binding free energy calculations
Que-Huong Tran, Quoc-Thai Nguyen, Nguyen-Quynh-Huong Vo, Tan Thanh Mai, Thi-Thuy-Nga Tran, Thanh-Dao Tran, Minh-Tri Le, Dieu-Thuong Thi Trinh, and Khac-Minh Thai
PLOS One. 2022; 17(4):e0266632. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0266632.
Chalcone derivatives as potential inhibitors of P-glycoprotein and NorA: an in silico and in vitro study
Minh-Tri Le, Dieu-Thuong Thi Trinh, Trieu-Du Ngo, Viet-Khoa Tran-Nguyen, Dac-Nhan Nguyen, Tung Hoang, Hoang-Minh Nguyen, Tran-Giang-Son Do, Thanh-Tan Mai, Thanh-Dao Tran, and Khac-Minh Thai
BioMed Research International. 2022; 2022:9982453. DOI: 10.1155/2022/9982453.
Discovery of small molecular inhibitors for interleukin‑33/ST2 protein–protein interaction: a virtual screening, molecular dynamics simulations and binding free energy calculations
Tan Thanh Mai, Phuc Gia Nguyen, Minh‑Tri Le, Thanh‑Dao Tran, Phuong Nguyen Hoai Huynh, Dieu‑Thuong Thi Trinh, Quoc‑Thai Nguyen, and Khac‑Minh Thai
Molecular Diversity. 2022; 26(5):2659-2678. DOI: 10.1007/s11030-021-10359-4.
Structure-based discovery of interleukin-33 inhibitors: a pharmacophore modelling, molecular docking, and molecular dynamics simulations approach
Minh-Tri Le,* Tan Thanh Mai,* Phuong Huynh Nguyen Hoai, Thanh-Dao Tran, Khac-Minh Thai, and Quoc-Thai Nguyen
SAR and QSAR in Environmental Research. 2020; 31(12):883-904. DOI: 10.1080/1062936X.2020.1837239.
Synthesis, In Silico and In Vitro Evaluation of Some Flavone Derivatives for Acetylcholinesterase and BACE-1 Inhibitory Activity
Thai-Son Tran, Thanh-Dao Tran, The-Huan Tran, Thanh-Tan Mai, Ngoc-Le Nguyen, Khac-Minh Thai, and Minh-Tri Le
Molecules. 2020; 25(18):4064. DOI: 10.3390/molecules25184064.
Three- and four-class classification models for P-glycoprotein inhibitors using counter-propagation neural networks
Khac-Minh Thai, Nghia-Tin Huynh, Trieu-Du Ngo, Thanh-Tan Mai, Trong-Hiep Nguyen, and Thanh-Dao Tran
SAR and QSAR in Environmental Research. 2015; 26(2):139-163. DOI: 10.1080/1062936X.2014.995701.
* Those authors contributed equally.
Conference Presentations
Large-Scale Virtual Screening of Inhibitors Targeting the ST2 Receptor Based on a Novel Allosteric Pocket Identified through Mixed-Solvent Molecular Dynamics Simulations
Tan Thanh Mai, Song-Ky Nguyen-Vo, Thua-Phong Lam, and Khac-Minh Thai
The 4th ASEAN PharmNET 2024 & The 2024 US-Thai Pharmacy Consortium Conference: The 30th Anniversary Commemoration, June 12-14, 2024, Bangkok, Thailand.
Identification of Putative Orthosteric and Allosteric Binding Sites of Interleukin-33 using Extensive Molecular Dynamics Simulations
Tan Thanh Mai, Thua-Phong Lam, Long-Hung Dinh Pham, Kim-Hung Nguyen, and Khac-Minh Thai
The 9th International Electronic Conference on Medicinal Chemistry, November 1-30, 2023, Online on Sciforum.
Identification of novel inhibitors of interleukin-33 using 3D shape-based similarity approach
Tan Thanh Mai, Thua-Phong Lam, Trong-Nghia Vo Lai, Bao-Tran Ngoc Dang, Son-Thach Mai, Lan-Anh Nguyen, and Khac-Minh Thai
Asian Federation for Pharmaceutical Sciences Conference 2023, November 8-10, 2023 in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Identification of a potential binding site on the ST2 receptor using blind-docking and automated cavity-detection approach
Tan Thanh Mai, Bao-Tran Ngoc Dang, Lan-Anh Nguyen, Son-Thach Mai, and Khac-Minh Thai
Asian Federation for Pharmaceutical Sciences Conference 2023, November 8-10, 2023 in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Discovery of Interleukin-33 receptor inhibitors for the treatment of cytokine storm in COVID-19 patients
Tan Thanh Mai, Quoc-Thai Nguyen, and Khac-Minh Thai
Rencontres de Quy Nhon – Biology Conference 2021, Session 2 – Fundamental and Clinical Research during the COVID-19 pandemic, December 13-15, 2021, ICISE Quy Nhon, Vietnam.
Exploration of chalcones as SARS-CoV-2 papain-like protease inhibitors using computational approaches
Tan Thanh Mai, Phong Thua Lam, Thao Thi Thai, Thanh-Dao Tran, and Khac-Minh Thai
Rencontres de Quy Nhon – Biology Conference 2021, Session 2 – Fundamental and Clinical Research during the COVID-19 pandemic, December 13-15, 2021, ICISE Quy Nhon, Vietnam.
2D-QSAR models for prediction of Hepatis C virus NS3/4A protease inhibitors
Phuong Thi-Kim Nguyen, Hai Quang Luong, Diem Thi-Thuy Dao, and Tan Thanh Mai
The 4th Pan-Asian Biomedical Science Conference, Medical Device and High Throughput Data session, December 6-7, 2018, Da Nang, Vietnam.
Design of small molecular inhibitors for Interleukin-33
Thanh-Tan Mai, Thi-Thu-Ha Nguyen, Thanh-Dao Tran, Minh-Tri Le, and Khac-Minh Thai
The 2nd International Conference On Pharmacy Education and Research Network of ASEAN 2017 (ASEAN PharmNET 2017), November 21-22, 2017, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
In silico modeling for antimalarial compounds
Mai Thanh Tan, Do Trong Nhat, Dong Quoc Hiep, Nguyen Duc Khanh Tho, Le Thanh Man, and Thai Khac Minh
Pharma Indochina VIII – ASEAN Pharmacy – Integration for Development, December 4-5, 2013, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Proceeding of The Eighth Indochina Conference on Pharmaceuticals Sciences, 2013, ISBN 604660159-2, pp. 503-509.
Book Chapters
Chapter 8: Recent Advances in Computational Modeling of Multi-targeting Inhibitors as Anti-Alzheimer Agents, in Computational Modeling of Drugs Against Alzheimer’s Disease
Khac-Minh Thai, Thai-Son Tran, The-Huan Tran, Thi-Cam-Nhung Cao, Hoang-Nhan Ho, Phuong Nguyen Hoai Huynh, Tan Thanh Mai, Thanh-Dao Tran, Minh-Tri Le, and Van-Thanh Tran
Neuromethods. 2023; 203:231-278. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-3311-3_8.
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