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ArticleInformatics in medicine unlocked2021

Computational and network pharmacology analysis of bioflavonoids as possible natural antiviral compounds in COVID-19.

Rajesh Patil, Rupesh Chikhale, Pukar Khanal, Nilambari Gurav, Muniappan Ayyanar, Saurabh Sinha, Satyendra Prasad, Yadu Nandan Dey, Manish Wanjari, Shailendra S Gurav

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Article in Informatics in medicine unlocked, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 56 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 9 institutions in 2 countries.

Rajesh PatilSinhgad Technical Education Society's, Smt. Kashibai Navale College of Pharmacy, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
Rupesh ChikhaleSchool of Pharmacy, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK.
Pukar KhanalDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, KLE College of Pharmacy Belagavi, KLE Academy of Higher Education and Research (KAHER), Belagavi, 590010, India.
Nilambari GuravPES's Rajaram and Tarabai Bandekar College of Pharmacy, Ponda, Goa University, Goa, 403401, India.
Muniappan AyyanarDepartment of Botany, A. Veeriya Vandayar Memorial Sri Pushpam College (Autonomous), Affiliated to Bharathidasan University, Poondi, Thanjavur, 613 503, India.
Saurabh SinhaDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mohanlal Shukhadia University, Udaipur, Rajasthan, 313 001, India.
Satyendra PrasadDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, R.T.M. University, Nagpur, Maharashtra, 440033, India.
Yadu Nandan DeySchool of Pharmaceutical Technology, Adamas University, Kolkata, 700126, West Bengal, India.
Manish WanjariRegional Ayurveda Research Institute for Drug Development, Gwalior, 474009, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Shailendra S GuravDepartment of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, Goa College of Pharmacy, Panaji, Goa University, Goa, 403 001, India.
Goa University · INAdamas University · INBharathidasan University · INKLE University · INMinistry of AYUSH · INMohanlal Sukhadia University · INRashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University · INSmt. Kashibai Navale Medical College and General hospital · INUniversity of East Anglia · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bioflavonoids are the largest group of plant-derived polyphenolic compounds with diverse biological potential and have also been proven efficacious in the treatment of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS). The present investigation validates molecular docking, simulation, and MM-PBSA studies of fifteen bioactive bioflavonoids derived from plants as a plausible potential antiviral in the treatment of COVID-19. Molecular docking studies for 15 flavonoids on the three SARS CoV-2 proteins, non-structural protein-15 Endoribonuclease (NSP15), the receptor-binding domain of spike protein (RBD of S protein), and main protease (M

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2019-nCoV, 2019 Novel CoronavirusÅ, AngstromAmentoflavoneBioflavonoidsCoV, Corona VirusCOVID-19, Coronavirus Disease-2019Glycyrrhizic acidIn-silico studyMD, Molecular DynamicsMM-PBSA, Molecular Mechanics Poisson-Boltzmann Surface AreaMulberrosideNovel Coronavirus-2NSP, Non-structural ProteinOPLS, Optimized Potentials for Liquid SimulationsORF, Open Reading FrameRBD, Receptor Binding DomainRMSD, Root Mean Square DeviationSARS-CoV-2, Severe Acute Respiratory syndrome Coronavirus-2SARS, Severe Acute Respiratory syndromeSDF, Structure Data FileWHO, World Health Organization

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PMID33363251
PMCPMC7756171
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