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ArticlePloS one2024

Synthesis, molecular docking analysis, molecular dynamic simulation, ADMET, DFT, and drug likeness studies: Novel Indeno[1,2-b]pyrrol-4(1H)-one as SARS-CoV-2 main protease inhibitors.

Davood Gheidari, Morteza Mehrdad, Mohammad Bayat

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Article in PloS one, 2024. 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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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Davood GheidariFaculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran.ORCID 0000-0003-2106-1753
Morteza MehrdadFaculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran.
Mohammad BayatFaculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin, Iran.
University of Guilan · IRImam Khomeini International University · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic began in 2019 as a result of the advent of a novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2. At present, there are a limited number of approved antiviral agents for the treatment of COVID-19. Remdesivir, Molnupiravir, and Paxlovid have been approved by the FDA to treat COVID-19 infections. Research has shown that the main protease enzyme (Mpro) of SARS-CoV-2 plays a crucial role in the enzymatic processing of viral polyproteins. This makes Mpro an interesting therapeutic target for combating infections caused by emerging coronaviruses.

methodsThe pharmacological effects of pyrroles and their derivatives have a wide range of applications. In our study, we focused on synthesizing nine novel derivatives of 2-arylamino-dihydro-indeno[1,2-b] pyrrol-4(1H)-one, with a particular emphasis on their antiviral properties. Using in silico studies involving molecular docking and DFT analyses in the gas phase using the B3LYP/6-31++G(d,p) basis set, we studied these compounds with respect to their interactions with the Mpro of SARS-CoV-2. The results of the docking analysis revealed that the synthesized compounds exhibited favorable inhibitory effects. Notably, compound 5f demonstrated the highest effectiveness against the target protein. Furthermore, the pharmacokinetic and drug-like properties of the synthesized derivatives of 2-arylamino-dihydroindeno[1,2-b] pyrrol-4(1H)-one indicated their potential as promising candidates for further development as inhibitors targeting SARS-CoV-2. However, it is imperative to determine the in vitro efficacy of these compounds through comprehensive biochemical and structural analyses.

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Coronavirus 3C ProteasesCOVID-19PandemicsAntiviral AgentsHumansMolecular Docking SimulationMolecular Dynamics SimulationProtease InhibitorsSARS-CoV-23C-like proteinase, SARS-CoV-2Antiviral AgentsCoronavirus 3C ProteasesProtease Inhibitors

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