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ArticleInternational journal of clinical practice2021

New chalcone derivatives as effective against SARS-CoV-2 agent.

Nizami Duran, M Fatih Polat, Derya Anil Aktas, M Abdullah Alagoz, Emrah Ay, Funda Cimen, Erhan Tek, Baris Anil, Serdar Burmaoglu, Oztekin Algul

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Article in International journal of clinical practice, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 38 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 4 institutions in 1 country.

Nizami DuranDepartment of Medical Microbiology, Medical Faculty, Mustafa Kemal University, Antakya, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2766-3491
M Fatih PolatDepartment of Pharmaceutical Basic Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Erzincan Binali Yildirim University, Erzincan, Turkey.
Derya Anil AktasDepartment of Chemistry and Chemical Process Technologies, Erzurum Vocational High School, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey.
M Abdullah AlagozDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey.
Emrah AyDepartment of Medical Microbiology, Medical Faculty, Mustafa Kemal University, Antakya, Turkey.
Funda CimenDepartment of Medical Microbiology, Medical Faculty, Mustafa Kemal University, Antakya, Turkey.
Erhan TekDepartment of Medical Microbiology, Medical Faculty, Mustafa Kemal University, Antakya, Turkey.
Baris AnilDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey.
Serdar BurmaogluDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8288-7423
Oztekin AlgulDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5685-7511
Mustafa Kemal University · TRAtatürk University · TRErzincan Binali Yıldırım University · TRInonu University · TR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimsFlavonoids and related compounds, such as quercetin-based antiviral drug Gene-Eden-VIR/Novirin, inhibit the protease of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The alkylated chalcones isolated from Angelica keiskei inhibit SARS-CoV proteases. In this study, we aimed to compare the anti-SARS CoV-2 activities of both newly synthesized chalcone derivatives and these two drugs.

methodsDetermination of the potent antiviral activity of newly synthesized chalcone derivatives against SARS-CoV-2 by calculating the RT-PCR cycling threshold (C

resultsAntiviral activities of the compounds varied because of being dose dependent. Compound 6, 7, 9, and 16 were highly effective against SARS-CoV-2 at the concentration of 1.60 µg/mL. Structure-based virtual screening was carried out against the most important druggable SARS-CoV-2 targets, viral RNA-dependent RNA polymerase, to identify putative inhibitors that could facilitate the development of potential anti-coronavirus disease-2019 drug candidates.

conclusionsComputational analyses identified eight compounds inhibiting each target, with binding affinity scores ranging from -4.370 to -2.748 kcal/mol along with their toxicological, ADME, and drug-like properties.

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ChalconeChalconesCOVID-19Antiviral AgentsHumansSARS-CoV-2Antiviral AgentsChalconeChalcones

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PMCPMC8646589
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