Reckoning a fungal metabolite, Pyranonigrin A as a potential Main protease (Mpro) inhibitor of novel SARS-CoV-2 virus identified using docking and molecular dynamics simulation

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The novel SARS-CoV-2 is the etiological agent causing the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which continues to become an inevitable pandemic outbreak. Over a short span of time, the structures of therapeutic target proteins for SARS-CoV-2 were identified based on the homology modelled structure of similar SARS-CoV transmission of 2003. Since the onset of the disease, the research community has been looking for a potential drug lead. Out of all the known resolved structures related to SARS-CoV, Main protease (Mpro) is considered an attractive anti-viral drug target on the grounds of its role in viral replication and probable non-interactive competency to bind to any viral host protein. To the best of our knowledge, till date only one compound has been identified and tested in-vivo as a potent inhibitor of Mpro protein, addressed as N3 (PubChem Compound CID: 6323191) and is known to bind irreversibly to Mpro suppressing its activity. Using computational approach, we intend to identify a probable natural fungal metabolite to interact and inhibit Mpro. After screening various small molecules for molecular docking and dynamics simulation, we propose Pyranonigrin A, a secondary fungal metabolite to possess potent inhibitory potential against the Main protease (Mpro) expressed in SARS-CoV-2 virus.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:264

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Biophysical chemistry - 264(2020) vom: 15. Sept., Seite 106425

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Rao, Priyashi [VerfasserIn]
Shukla, Arpit [VerfasserIn]
Parmar, Paritosh [VerfasserIn]
Rawal, Rakesh M [VerfasserIn]
Patel, Baldev [VerfasserIn]
Saraf, Meenu [VerfasserIn]
Goswami, Dweipayan [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antiviral Agents
Coronavirus 3C Proteases
Cysteine Endopeptidases
Docking
EC 3.4.22.-
EC 3.4.22.28
Fungal metabolites
Journal Article
Main protease (M(pro))
Molecular dynamics simulation
Protease Inhibitors
Pyranonigrin A
Pyrones
Pyrroles
SARS-CoV-2 novel corona virus
Viral Nonstructural Proteins

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Date Completed 28.08.2020

Date Revised 10.11.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.bpc.2020.106425

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NLM312402740