scholarly journals Therapeutic strategies for Covid-19 based on molecular docking and dynamic studies to the ACE-2 receptors, Furin, and viral spike proteins

Author(s):  
Essam S. A. E. H. Khattab ◽  
Ahmed Ragab ◽  
Mahmoud A. Abol-Ftouh ◽  
Ahmed A. Elhenawy
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 3766-3773
Author(s):  
Manish Kumar Gupta

The search for a prospective lead chemical is a time-consuming and complicated procedure that necessitates a lot of money, patience, and labour. Humans have been using phytochemicals, especially secondary metabolites, for this purpose since ancient times, and they are still on the hunt for even source for drug discovery. Natural flavonoids including rhamnetin, eupatorin, and primuletin are involved in the treatment of numerous biological diseases. The research focuses on molecular docking of 10 flavonoid compounds with the Interleukin-6 (1ALU) and TNF-α (5MU8) to assess the binding affinity at the binding location with the highest binding affinity. The flavonoid-protein complex with the highest binding affinity and interactions was studied using molecular dynamics modelling. With the Interleukin-6 (1ALU) and TNF-α (5MU8), the flavonoid naringin had the lowermost binding energy of 9.8 Kcal/mol. It took 20 nanoseconds to complete and yielded satisfactory results. The rhamnetin, eupatorin, and primuletin residues are more successful at maintaining flavonoid stability against Interleukin-6 (1ALU) and TNF-α (5MU8), according to the overall results of our simulation. These expected results will serve as a starting point for more investigation into the significance of their drug-likeliness properties in the management of ulcerative colitis.


2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mala S. Kumar ◽  
Amjesh R. ◽  
Silpa Bhaskaran ◽  
Delphin R. D. ◽  
Achuthsankar S. Nair ◽  
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Critical Care ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jasmin Khateeb ◽  
Yuchong Li ◽  
Haibo Zhang

AbstractThe major variant of concerns (VOCs) have shared mutations in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spike proteins, mostly on the S1 unit and resulted in higher transmissibility rate and affect viral virulence and clinical outcome. The spike protein mutations and other non-structural protein mutations in the VOCs may lead to escape approved vaccinations in certain extend. We will discuss these VOC mutations and discuss the need for combination therapeutic strategies targeting viral cycle and immune host responses.


Author(s):  
Yin Dongliang ◽  
Syeda Ejaz ◽  
Mubashir Aziz ◽  
Amna Saeed ◽  
Samina Ejaz ◽  
...  

Molecular docking is a powerful and significant approach for the identification of lead molecules on the basis of virtual screening. With this a large number of compounds can be tested and based on the scoring function and ranking, the conclusion can be made that how the selected compounds can inhibit the targeted protein/receptor. By keeping in view, the importance of selective inhibitors of cholinesterase in the treatment of Alzheimer disease, here we are focused on the determination of the mechanism of binding interactions of few benzene-1,3-diol derivatives within the active site of both acetyl-cholinesterase (AChE) and butyrylcholinesterase (BChE). All the selective ligands were found to have a greater binding affinity with the BChE as compared to that of AChE, by an average value of ~?28.4 and ~?12.5 kJ/mol, respectively. The results suggested that the identified inhibitors can be used as the lead candidates for the development of novel inhibitors of the targeted enzymes against specific diseases, thus opening the possibility of new therapeutic strategies.


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