Molecular targets and system biology approaches for drug repurposing against SARS-CoV-2.

ABSTRACT:

Background

COVID-19, a pandemic declared by WHO, has infected about 39.5 million and killed about 1.1 million people throughout the world. There is the urgent need of more studies to identify the novel drug targets and the drug candidates against it to handle the situation.

Main body

To virtually screen various drugs against SARS-CoV-2, the scientists need the detail information about the various drug targets identified till date. The present review provides the information about almost all the drug targets, including structural and non-structural proteins of virus as well as host cell surface receptors, that can be used for virtual screening of drugs. Moreover, this review also focuses on the different network analysis tools that have been used for the identification of new

SUBMITTER: Singh RK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7675379 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature