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Mpiana PT, Ngbolua KTN, Tshibangu DST, Kilembe JT, Gbolo BZ, Mwanangombo DT, Inkoto CL, Lengbiye EM, Mbadiko CM, Matondo A, Bongo GN, Tshilanda DD. Identification of potential inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 main protease from Aloe vera compounds: A molecular docking study. Chem Phys Lett 2020; 754:137751. [PMID: 33518775 PMCID: PMC7833182 DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2020.137751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2020] [Revised: 06/26/2020] [Accepted: 06/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Abstract
A solution has to be found rapidly against COVD-19. From a set of 10 compounds of Aloe vera, 3 potential inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 main protease were identified. The binding affinity of ligand-protein interactions and the Lipinski’s rule of five based-on ADME analysis were used to confirm the best candidate.
SARS-CoV-2 is the pathogen agent of the new corona virus disease that appeared at the end of 2019 in China. There is, currently, no effective treatment against COVID-19. We report in this study a molecular docking study of ten Aloe vera molecules with the main protease (3CLpro) responsible for the replication of coronaviruses. The outcome of their molecular simulation and ADMET properties reveal three potential inhibitors of the enzyme (ligands 6, 1 and 8) with a clear preference of ligand 6 that has the highest binding energy (−7.9 kcal/mol) and fully obeys the Lipinski’s rule of five.
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Affiliation(s)
- Pius T Mpiana
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Kinshasa, P.O Box 190, Kinshasa 11, Congo
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Kinshasa, P.O Box 190, Kinshasa 11, Congo.,Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Gbado-Lite, P.O Box 111, Gbado-Lite, Congo
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Kinshasa, P.O Box 190, Kinshasa 11, Congo
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Kinshasa, P.O Box 190, Kinshasa 11, Congo
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Kinshasa, P.O Box 190, Kinshasa 11, Congo.,Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Gbado-Lite, P.O Box 111, Gbado-Lite, Congo
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Kinshasa, P.O Box 190, Kinshasa 11, Congo
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Kinshasa, P.O Box 190, Kinshasa 11, Congo
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Kinshasa, P.O Box 190, Kinshasa 11, Congo
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Kinshasa, P.O Box 190, Kinshasa 11, Congo
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Kinshasa, P.O Box 190, Kinshasa 11, Congo
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Kinshasa, P.O Box 190, Kinshasa 11, Congo
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Kinshasa, P.O Box 190, Kinshasa 11, Congo
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Raskin I, Ribnicky DM, Komarnytsky S, Ilic N, Poulev A, Borisjuk N, Brinker A, Moreno DA, Ripoll C, Yakoby N, O'Neal JM, Cornwell T, Pastor I, Fridlender B. Plants and human health in the twenty-first century. Trends Biotechnol 2002; 20:522-31. [PMID: 12443874 DOI: 10.1016/s0167-7799(02)02080-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 358] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
The concept of growing crops for health rather than for food or fiber is slowly changing plant biotechnology and medicine. Rediscovery of the connection between plants and health is responsible for launching a new generation of botanical therapeutics that include plant-derived pharmaceuticals, multicomponent botanical drugs, dietary supplements, functional foods and plant-produced recombinant proteins. Many of these products will soon complement conventional pharmaceuticals in the treatment, prevention and diagnosis of diseases, while at the same time adding value to agriculture. Such complementation can be accelerated by developing better tools for the efficient exploration of diverse and mutually interacting arrays of phytochemicals and for the manipulation of the plant's ability to synthesize natural products and complex proteins. This review discusses the history, future, scientific background and regulatory issues related to botanical therapeutics.
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- Ilya Raskin
- Biotech Center, Foran Hall, 59 Dudley Road, Cook College, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8520, USA.
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