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ArticleScientific reports2022

Characterization, in-silico, and in-vitro study of a new steroid derivative from Ophiocoma dentata as a potential treatment for COVID-19.

Mohamed S M Abd El Hafez, Miral G AbdEl-Wahab, Mohamed G Seadawy, Mostafa F El-Hosseny, Osama Beskales, Ali Saber Ali Abdel-Hamid, Maha A El Demellawy, Doaa A Ghareeb

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Article in Scientific reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Mohamed S M Abd El HafezNational Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries (NIOF), Cairo, Egypt. mohamedsaid80@yahoo.com.
Miral G AbdEl-WahabCenter of Excellence for Drug Preclinical Studies (CE-DPS), Pharmaceutical and Fermentation Industries Development Centre (PFIDC), City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications (SRTA-City), New Borg El Arab, Egypt.
Mohamed G SeadawyBiological Prevention Department, Egyptian Army, Cairo, Egypt.
Mostafa F El-HossenyBiological Prevention Department, Egyptian Army, Cairo, Egypt.
Osama BeskalesMedical Services Department, The Egyptian Army, Cairo, Egypt.
Ali Saber Ali Abdel-HamidCenter of Excellence for Drug Preclinical Studies (CE-DPS), Pharmaceutical and Fermentation Industries Development Centre (PFIDC), City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications (SRTA-City), New Borg El Arab, Egypt.
Maha A El DemellawyCenter of Excellence for Drug Preclinical Studies (CE-DPS), Pharmaceutical and Fermentation Industries Development Centre (PFIDC), City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications (SRTA-City), New Borg El Arab, Egypt.
Doaa A GhareebCenter of Excellence for Drug Preclinical Studies (CE-DPS), Pharmaceutical and Fermentation Industries Development Centre (PFIDC), City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications (SRTA-City), New Borg El Arab, Egypt.
City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications · EGEgyptian Government · EGAlexandria University · EGNational Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries · EG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The medicinal potential of marine invertebrates' bioactive components that may act as anti-COVID-19 demonstrated promising results. Ophiocoma dentata, which is common in the Red Sea, is one such source. Therefore, this study aimed to isolate a new compound from the brittle star, Ophiocoma dentata, and evaluate its efficacy as anti-COVID-19 in-silico and in-vitro. Standard procedures were followed in order to assess the isolated compound's preliminary toxicity and anti-inflammatory properties. Computer virtual screening technology through molecular docking and ADMET studies was conducted as well as a new steroid derivative was isolated for the first time, named 5α-cholesta-4(27), 24-dien-3β, 23 β-diol. Investigation of the Anti-Covid-19 activity of the isolated compound using a Plaque reduction assay revealed 95% inhibition at a concentration of 5 ng/µl (12.48 µM). Moreover, this compound showed an IC

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COVID-19 Drug TreatmentAnti-Inflammatory AgentsHumansMolecular Docking SimulationRNA, ViralSARS-CoV-2SteroidsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsRNA, ViralSteroids

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PMID35393477
PMCPMC8991244
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