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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2025

An Interpretable Deep Learning and Molecular Docking Framework for Repurposing Existing Drugs as Inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease.

Juan Huang, Jialong Gao, Qu Chen

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Juan HuangSchool of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Science and Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China.
Jialong GaoSchool of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Science and Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China.
Qu ChenSchool of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Science and Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4390-0303

Funding

Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation LY19B060002
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite the widespread use of vaccines against SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 continues to pose global health challenges, requiring efficient drug screening and repurposing strategies. This study presents a novel hybrid framework that integrates deep learning (DL) with molecular docking to accelerate the identification of potential therapeutics. The framework comprises three crucial steps: (1) a previously developed DL model is employed to rapidly screen candidate compounds, selecting those with predicted interaction scores above a cut-off value of 0.8; (2) AutoDock Vina version 1.5.6 and LeDock version 1.0 are used to evaluate binding affinities, with a threshold of <-7.0 kcal·mol

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Antiviral AgentsCoronavirus 3C ProteasesCOVID-19 Drug TreatmentDeep LearningDrug RepositioningMolecular Docking SimulationProtease InhibitorsSARS-CoV-2Binding SitesCOVID-19HumansProtein Binding3C-like proteinase, SARS-CoV-2Antiviral AgentsCoronavirus 3C ProteasesProtease Inhibitorsattention mechanismdeep learningdrug repurposingmolecular dockingSARS-CoV-2 main protease

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PMID40871562
PMCPMC12388385

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