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ArticlePharmacological reports : PR2023

Antiviral activity of some benzo[g]quinazolines against coxsackievirus B4: biological screening and docking study.

Hatem A Abuelizz, Ahmed H Bakheit, Mohamed Marzouk, Waled M El-Senousy, Mohamed M Abdellatif, Gamal A E Mostafa, Quaiser Saquib, Sawsan B Hassan, Rashad Al-Salahi

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9 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.

Hatem A AbuelizzDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia.
Ahmed H BakheitDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia.
Mohamed MarzoukOrganic Chemicals Industries Division, Chemistry of Tanning Materials and Leather Technology Department, National Research Centre, Dokki, 12622, Cairo, Egypt.
Waled M El-SenousyEnvironmental Virology Laboratory, Water Pollution Research Department, Environment and Climate Change Research Institute and Food-Borne Viruses Group, Centre of Excellence for Advanced Sciences, National Research Centre (NRC), 33 El-Buhouth Street, Dokki, 12622, Giza, Egypt.
Mohamed M AbdellatifDepartment of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Tokyo Metropolitan University, 1-1 Minami Osawa, Tokyo, 192-0397, Japan.
Gamal A E MostafaDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia.
Quaiser SaquibDepartment of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia.
Sawsan B HassanDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Al-Neelain University, Khartoum, Sudan.
Rashad Al-SalahiDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia. ralsalahi@ksu.edu.sa.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1747-2736
King Saud University · SANational Research Centre · EGAl-Neelain University · SDTokyo Metropolitan University · JP

Funding

King Saud University RSP-2023R353
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSerotype coxsackievirus B (CVB) infection has been linked to viral myocarditis, dilated cardiomyopathy, meningitis, and pancreatitis in children and young adults. As of yet, no antiviral drug has been authorized for the treatment of coxsackievirus infection. Therefore, there is perpetual demand for new therapeutic agents and the improvement of existing ones. Benzo[g]quinazolines, the subject of several well-known heterocyclic systems, have risen to prominence and played a significant role in the development of antiviral agents, particularly those for anti-coxsackievirus B4 infection.

methodsThis study investigated the cytotoxicity of the target benzo[g]quinazolines (1-16) in the BGM cells line as well as their anti-coxsackievirus B4 activity. Determination of CVB4 titers using a plaque assay.

resultsMost of the target benzoquinazolines exhibited antiviral activity, however, compounds 1-3 appeared to be the most effective (reduction percentages of 66.7, 70, and 83.3%, respectively). The binding mechanisms and interactions of the three most active 1-3 with the constitutive amino acids in the active site of the multi-target of coxsackievirus B4 (3Clpro and RdRp) targets were also investigated using molecular docking.

conclusionThe anti coxsackievirus B4 activity has resulted, and the top three active benzoquinazolines (1-3) have bonded to and interacted with the constitutive amino acids in the active region of the multi-target coxsackievirus B4 (RdRp and 3Clpro). Further research is required in the lab. to determine the exact benzoquinazolines mechanism of action.

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Antiviral AgentsQuinazolinesCell LineChildHumansMolecular Docking SimulationRNA-Dependent RNA PolymeraseAntiviral AgentsQuinazolinesRNA-Dependent RNA PolymeraseBenzo[g]quinazolinesCoxsackievirus B4CytotoxicityDocking studyMolecular dynamic simulation

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