Unusual specific interaction of RBD with zeolite induces rapid neutralization of SARS-CoV-2

Abstract RBD-ACE2 interaction is critical in mediating SARS-CoV-2 attachment to its host cells. Blocking the attachment by inhibiting RBD-ACE2 binding is an effective way to prevent COVID-19 infection. In this study, we demonstrate that copper-ion exchanged zeolite (Cu-zeolite) binds specifically to RBD of SARS-CoV-2 via an unusual specific copper-content-dependent interaction of Cu-zeolite with RBD. Accordingly, Cu-zeolites prevent the virions from interacting with host cells, contributing to efficient and rapid SARS-CoV-2 neutralization. Therefore, Cu-zeolite has the potential to serve as a feasible and effective preventive measure to reduce exposure to the virus and as a therapeutic agent for post-exposure treatment of COVID-19..

Medienart:

Preprint

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

ResearchSquare.com - (2023) vom: 07. Nov. Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2023

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Fan, Jie [VerfasserIn]
Li, Dan [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Shenxin [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, Miaojin [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Tongtong [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Lisha [VerfasserIn]
He, Min [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Xutao [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Fangjun [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Hang [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Zhuang [VerfasserIn]
Shi, Yifeng [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Hao [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Wenzhao [VerfasserIn]
Shi, Chaojie [VerfasserIn]
Weng, Tianhao [VerfasserIn]
Shi, Danrong [VerfasserIn]
Zou, Shihui [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Qi [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Wei [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Nanping [VerfasserIn]
YAO, Hang-Ping [VerfasserIn]
Xiao, Liping [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

570
Biology

doi:

10.21203/rs.3.rs-3162018/v1

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

XRA041471865