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ArticleNetwork modeling and analysis in health informatics and bioinformatics2020

Molecular docking suggests repurposing of brincidofovir as a potential drug targeting SARS-CoV-2 ACE2 receptor and main protease.

Mostafa A Hussien, Ahmed E M Abdelaziz

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Article in Network modeling and analysis in health informatics and bioinformatics, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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12 citing papers in PubMed, 41 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.

Mostafa A HussienDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, POB 80203, Jeddah, 21589 Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-4803-167X
Ahmed E M AbdelazizFaculty of Science, Port-Said University, 23 December Street, POB 42522, Port-Said, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-1087-3521
King Abdulaziz University · SAUniversity of Calgary · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

abstractThe current outbreak of the highly transmittable and life-threatening severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has evolved rapidly and posed a global health emergency. Many clinical trials are now being conducted to test possible therapies. To assist this, virtual screening via molecular docking was performed on several FDA-approved drugs, previously used in epidemics, and the top ten compounds were selected. These ten well-characterized drugs, previously used to treat malaria and Ebola infections, were screened based on their interactions with the SARS-CoV-2 ACE2 receptor and 3C-like protease. Compared to the other nine medicines, brincidofovir, an ether lipid ester analog of cidofovir with potent antiviral activity, showed the highest docking scores and binding interactions. Therefore, brincidofovir is worth further investigations and clinical trials as a possible therapeutic agent for the COVID-19 disease caused by the novel SARS-CoV-2. GRAPHIC ABSTRACT:

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3C-like proteaseACE2 receptorBrincidofovirCOVID-19Molecular dockingNovel coronavirusSARS-CoV-2

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PMID32834922
PMCPMC7413836
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