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ArticleJournal of molecular modeling2021

Energy and reactivity profile and proton affinity analysis of rimegepant with special reference to its potential activity against SARS-CoV-2 virus proteins using molecular dynamics.

T Pooventhiran, Ephraim Felix Marondedze, Penny Poomani Govender, Utsab Bhattacharyya, D Jagadeeswara Rao, Elham S Aazam, Jinesh M Kuthanapillil, Tomlal Jose E, Renjith Thomas

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T PooventhiranDepartment of Chemistry, St Berchmans College (Autonomous), Mahatma Gandhi University, Changanassery, Kerala, India.
Ephraim Felix MarondedzeDepartment of Chemical Sciences, Doornfontein Campus, University of Johannesburg, P. O. Box 17011, Johannesburg, 2028, South Africa.
Penny Poomani GovenderDepartment of Chemical Sciences, Doornfontein Campus, University of Johannesburg, P. O. Box 17011, Johannesburg, 2028, South Africa.
Utsab BhattacharyyaDepartment of Chemistry, St Berchmans College (Autonomous), Mahatma Gandhi University, Changanassery, Kerala, India.
D Jagadeeswara RaoDepartment of Physics, Dr. Lankapalli Bullayya College, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Elham S AazamChemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 23622, Saudi Arabia.
Jinesh M KuthanapillilDepartment of Chemistry, St Berchmans College (Autonomous), Mahatma Gandhi University, Changanassery, Kerala, India.
Tomlal Jose EDepartment of Chemistry, St Berchmans College (Autonomous), Mahatma Gandhi University, Changanassery, Kerala, India.
Renjith ThomasDepartment of Chemistry, St Berchmans College (Autonomous), Mahatma Gandhi University, Changanassery, Kerala, India. renjith@sbcollege.ac.in.
Mahatma Gandhi University · INUniversity of Johannesburg · ZAKing Abdulaziz University · SA

Funding

National Research Foundation TTK170405225933
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rimegepant is a new medicine developed for the management of chronic headache due to migraine. This manuscript is an attempt to study the various structural, physical, and chemical properties of the molecules. The molecule was optimized using B3LYP functional with 6-311G + (2d,p) basis set. Excited state properties of the compound were studied using CAM-B3LYP functional with same basis sets using IEFPCM model in methanol for the implicit solvent atmosphere. The various electronic descriptors helped to identify the reactivity behavior and stability. The compound is found to possess good nonlinear optical properties in the gas phase. The various intramolecular electronic delocalizations and non-covalent interactions were analyzed and explained. As the compound contain several heterocyclic nitrogen atoms, they have potential proton abstraction features, which was analyzed energetically. The most important result from this study is from the molecular docking analysis which indicates that rimegepant binds irreversibly with three established SARS-CoV-2 proteins with ID 6LU7, 6M03, and 6W63 with docking scores - 9.2988, - 8.3629, and - 9.5421 kcal/mol respectively. Further assessment of docked complexes with molecular dynamics simulations revealed that hydrophobic interactions, water bridges, and π-π interactions play a significant role in stabilizing the ligand within the binding region of respective proteins. MMGBSA-free energies further demonstrated that rimegepant is more stable when complexed with 6LU7 among the selected PDB models. As the pharmacology and pharmacokinetics of this molecule are already established, rimegepant can be considered as an ideal candidate with potential for use in the treatment of COVID patients after clinical studies.

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Molecular Dynamics SimulationProtonsPiperidinesPyridinesSARS-CoV-2Viral ProteinsPiperidinesProtonsPyridinesrimegepant sulfateViral ProteinsCOVIDDFTMolecular dockingMolecular dynamicsProton affinityRimegepant

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PMID34480634
PMCPMC8416574
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