Targeting SARS-CoV-2 RNA-dependent RNA polymerase : An in silico drug repurposing for COVID-19

Copyright: © 2020 Baby K et al..

Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), took more lives than combined epidemics of SARS, MERS, H1N1, and Ebola. Currently, the prevention and control of spread are the goals in COVID-19 management as there are no specific drugs to cure or vaccines available for prevention. Hence, the drug repurposing was explored by many research groups, and many target proteins have been examined. The major protease (M pro), and RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) are two target proteins in SARS-CoV-2 that have been validated and extensively studied for drug development in COVID-19. The RdRp shares a high degree of homology between those of two previously known coronaviruses, SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV. Methods: In this study, the FDA approved library of drugs were docked against the active site of RdRp using Schrodinger's computer-aided drug discovery tools for in silico drug-repurposing. Results: We have shortlisted 14 drugs from the Standard Precision docking and interaction-wise study of drug-binding with the active site on the enzyme. These drugs are antibiotics, NSAIDs, hypolipidemic, coagulant, thrombolytic, and anti-allergics. In molecular dynamics simulations, pitavastatin, ridogrel and rosoxacin displayed superior binding with the active site through ARG555 and divalent magnesium. Conclusion: Pitavastatin, ridogrel and rosoxacin can be further optimized in preclinical and clinical studies to determine their possible role in COVID-19 treatment.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:9

Enthalten in:

F1000Research - 9(2020) vom: 17., Seite 1166

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Baby, Krishnaprasad [VerfasserIn]
Maity, Swastika [VerfasserIn]
Mehta, Chetan H [VerfasserIn]
Suresh, Akhil [VerfasserIn]
Nayak, Usha Y [VerfasserIn]
Nayak, Yogendra [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

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Antiviral Agents
COVID-19
Docking
Drug repurposing
EC 2.7.7.48
In silico
Journal Article
M5681Q5F9P
Molecular dynamics simulation
Pentanoic Acids
Pitavastatin
Pyridines
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Quinolines
Quinolones
RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase
RNA-dependent RNA polymerase
Ridogrel
Rosoxacin
SARS-CoV-2

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Date Completed 25.11.2020

Date Revised 30.03.2024

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.12688/f1000research.26359.1

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM317716441