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ArticleMicrobial pathogenesis2022

Structure-based screening of natural product libraries in search of potential antiviral drug-leads as first-line treatment to COVID-19 infection.

S J Aditya Rao, Nandini P Shetty

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Article in Microbial pathogenesis, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. In Silico Models for Anti-COVID-19 Drug Discovery: A Systematic Review.Advances in pharmacological and pharmaceutical sciences · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

S J Aditya RaoPlant Cell Biotechnology Department, CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore, 570020, Karnataka, India. Electronic address: adityaraosj@gmail.com.
Nandini P ShettyPlant Cell Biotechnology Department, CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore, 570020, Karnataka, India.
Central Food Technological Research Institute · IN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The study focuses on identifying and screening natural products (NPs) based on their structural similarities with chemical drugs followed by their possible use in first-line treatment to COVID-19 infection. In the present study, the in-house natural product libraries, consisting of 26,311 structures, were screened against potential targets of SARS-CoV-2 based on their structural similarities with the prescribed chemical drugs. The comparison was based on molecular properties, 2 and 3-dimensional structural similarities, activity cliffs, and core fragments of NPs with chemical drugs. The screened NPs were evaluated for their therapeutic effects based on their predicted in-silico pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamics properties, binding interactions with the appropriate targets, and structural stability of the bound complex using molecular dynamics simulations. The study yielded NPs with significant structural similarities to synthetic drugs currently used to treat COVID-19 infections. The study proposes the probable biological action of the selected NPs as Anti-retroviral protease inhibitors, RNA-dependent RNA polymerase inhibitors, and viral entry inhibitors.

Indexed as

Biological ProductsCOVID-19 Drug TreatmentAntiviral AgentsHumansMolecular Docking SimulationMolecular Dynamics SimulationSARS-CoV-2Antiviral AgentsBiological ProductsDrug designMedicinal chemistrySARS-CoV-2Structural diversitySynthetic drugs

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PMID35337962
PMCPMC8938336
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