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Quintana J, Alda I, Alda J. Quantitative probability estimation of light-induced inactivation of SARS-CoV-2. Sci Rep 2024; 14:3386. [PMID: 38336807 PMCID: PMC10858268 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-54006-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2023] [Accepted: 02/07/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024] Open
Abstract
During the COVID pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, studies have shown the efficiency of deactivating this virus via ultraviolet light. The damage mechanism is well understood: UV light disturbs the integrity of the RNA chain at those locations where specific nucleotide neighbors occur. In this contribution, we present a model to address certain gaps in the description of the interaction between UV photons and the RNA sequence for virus inactivation. We begin by exploiting the available information on the pathogen's morphology, physical, and genomic characteristics, enabling us to estimate the average number of UV photons required to photochemically damage the virus's RNA. To generalize our results, we have numerically generated random RNA sequences and checked that the distribution of pairs of nucleotides susceptible of damage for the SARS-CoV-2 is within the expected values for a random-generated RNA chain. After determining the average number of photons reaching the RNA for a preset level of fluence (or photon density), we applied the binomial probability distribution to evaluate the damage of nucleotide pairs in the RNA chain due to UV radiation. Our results describe this interaction in terms of the probability of damaging a single pair of nucleotides, and the number of available photons. The cumulative probability exhibits a steep sigmoidal shape, implying that a relatively small change in the number of affected pairs may trigger the inactivation of the virus. Our light-RNA interaction model quantitatively describes how the fraction of affected pairs of nucleotides in the RNA sequence depends on the probability of damaging a single pair and the number of photons impinging on it. A better understanding of the underlying inactivation mechanism would help in the design of optimum experiments and UV sanitization methods. Although this paper focuses on SARS-CoV-2, these results can be adapted for any other type of pathogen susceptible of UV damage.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jaime Quintana
- Applied Optics Complutense Group, University Complutense of Madrid, Av. Arcos de Jalón, 118, 28037, Madrid, Spain
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- School of Science and Technology, IE University, Paseo de la Castellana, 259E, 28029, Madrid, Spain
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- Applied Optics Complutense Group, University Complutense of Madrid, Av. Arcos de Jalón, 118, 28037, Madrid, Spain.
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Maubert B, Theillière C, Jany P, Bourlet T, Deschamps J, Pozzetto B, Singh F, Gadea E. Ultrafast inactivation of SARS-CoV-2 by 254-nm UV-C irradiation on porous and non-porous media of medical interest using an omnidirectional chamber. Sci Rep 2023; 13:12648. [PMID: 37542073 PMCID: PMC10403608 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-39439-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2023] [Accepted: 07/25/2023] [Indexed: 08/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Covid-19 has spurred a renewed interest in decontamination techniques for air, objects and surfaces. Beginning in 2020, urgent effort was done to permit the reuse of UV-C for inactivating SARS-CoV-2. However, those studies diverged widely on the dose necessary to reach this goal; until today, the real value of the sensitivity of the virus to a 254-nm illumination is not known precisely. In this study, decontamination was performed in an original UV-C large decontamination chamber (UVCab, ON-LIGHT, France) delivering an omnidirectional irradiation with an average dose of 50 mJ/cm2 in 60 s. Viral inactivation was checked by both cell culture and PCR test. SARS-CoV-2 was inactivated by UV-C light within 3 s on both porous (disposable gown) and non-porous (stainless steel and apron) surfaces. For the porous surface, an irradiation of 5 min was needed to achieve a completely negative PCR signal. The Z value estimating the sensitivity of SARS-CoV-2 to UV-C in the experimental conditions of our cabinet was shown to be > 0.5820 m2/J. These results illustrate the ability of this apparatus to inactivate rapidly and definitively high loads of SARS-CoV-2 deposited on porous or non-porous supports and opens new perspectives on material decontamination using UV-C.
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Affiliation(s)
- Bertrand Maubert
- Laboratoire de Biologie, Centre Hospitalier Emile Roux, 43000, Le Puy en Velay, France
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- Unité de Recherche Clinique, Centre Hospitalier Emile Roux, 43000, Le Puy en Velay, France
- CIRI, Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie, GIMAP Team, Univ St-Etienne, INSERM U1111, CNRS UMR5308, ENS de Lyon, UCBL1, Univ Lyon, 42023, Saint-Etienne, France
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- Unité de Recherche Clinique, Centre Hospitalier Emile Roux, 43000, Le Puy en Velay, France
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- CIRI, Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie, GIMAP Team, Univ St-Etienne, INSERM U1111, CNRS UMR5308, ENS de Lyon, UCBL1, Univ Lyon, 42023, Saint-Etienne, France
- Service des Agents Infectieux, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint-Étienne, 42055, Saint-Etienne, France
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- ON-LIGHT SAS, SMO Biopole Clermont-Limagne, 63360, Saint Beauzire, France
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- CIRI, Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie, GIMAP Team, Univ St-Etienne, INSERM U1111, CNRS UMR5308, ENS de Lyon, UCBL1, Univ Lyon, 42023, Saint-Etienne, France
- Service des Agents Infectieux, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint-Étienne, 42055, Saint-Etienne, France
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- ON-LIGHT SAS, SMO Biopole Clermont-Limagne, 63360, Saint Beauzire, France
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- Unité de Recherche Clinique, Centre Hospitalier Emile Roux, 43000, Le Puy en Velay, France.
- U1059, Equipe DVH, Mines Saint-Etienne, Univ Lyon, Univ St-Etienne, 42000, Saint-Etienne, France.
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