Structure-based assortment of herbal analogues against spike protein to restrict COVID-19 entry through hACE2 receptor : an in-silico approach

Santra Sourav; Das Sasti Gopal; Halder Suman Kumar; Gosh Kuntal; Banerjee Amrita; Panda Amiya Kumar; Mondal Keshab C.: Structure-based assortment of herbal analogues against spike protein to restrict COVID-19 entry through hACE2 receptor : an in-silico approach. In: Acta biologica Szegediensis, (64) 2. pp. 159-171. (2020)

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On-going global pandemic COVID-19 has spread all over the world and has led to more than 1.97 million deaths till date. Natural compounds may be useful to protecting health in this perilous condition. Mechanism of shuttle entry of SARS-COV-2 virus is by interaction with viral spike protein with human angiotensin-converting enzyme-2 (ACE-2) receptor. To explore potential natural therapeutics, 213 important phytochemi-cals of nine medicinal plants Aconitum heterophyllum, Cassia angustifolia, Cymbopogon flexuosus, Cymbopogon martinii, Nux vomica, Phyllanthus urinaria, Swertia chirayita, Justicia adhatoda, Vetiveria zizanioides were selected for in-silico molecular docking against the spike protein of SARS-COV-2 and compared with recently prescribed drug chloroquine, ramdesivir, lopinavir and hydroxychloroquine. Results revealed that rhamnocitrin of P. urinaria, 1,5-dihydroxy-3,8-dimethoxyxanthone of S. chirayita and laevojunenol of V. zizanioides potentially binds with the receptor binding site of SARS-COV-2 spike glycoprotein and more robustly destabilized the RBD-ACE-2 binding over chloroquine, ramdesivir, lopinavir and hydroxychloroquine. It was also found that laevojunenol, rhamnocitrin, and 1,5-dihydroxy-3,8-dimethoxyxanthone qualified the criteria for drug-likeness as per Lipinski rule. After attachment of the selected phytochemical with the spike protein the affinity of the later towards ACE-2 was minimized and the effect of 1,5-dihydroxy-3,8-dimethoxyxanthone and laevojunenol was superior. Hence, rhamnocitrin of P. urinaria, 1,5-dihydroxy-3,8-dimethoxyxanthone of S. chirayita and laevojunenol of V. zizanioides, are potential therapeutic molecules for SARS-COV-2, which upon binding with spike protein changes the affinity of the spike towards ACE-2 and therefore restrict the entry of the virus into a human cell. Subsequent clinical validation is needed to confirm these phytochemicals as drugs to combat COVID-19.

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Befoglaló folyóirat/kiadvány címe: Acta biologica Szegediensis
Dátum: 2020
Kötet: 64
Szám: 2
ISSN: 1588-4082
Oldalak: pp. 159-171
Nyelv: angol
Kiadás helye: Szeged
Befoglaló mű URL: http://acta.bibl.u-szeged.hu/73049/
DOI: 10.14232/abs.2020.2.159-171
Kulcsszavak: Koronavírus járvány, Mikrobiológia
Megjegyzések: Bibliogr.: p. 169-171. ; ill. ; összefoglalás angol nyelven
Szakterület: 01. Természettudományok
01. Természettudományok > 01.06. Biológiai tudományok
Feltöltés dátuma: 2021. júl. 15. 14:49
Utolsó módosítás: 2023. feb. 22. 14:15
URI: http://acta.bibl.u-szeged.hu/id/eprint/73066
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