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In silico evaluation of lapachol derivatives binding to the Nsp9 of SARS-CoV-2.

ABSTRACT: SARS-CoV-2 is the etiological agent of COVID-19, which represents a global health emergency that was rapidly declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. Currently, there is a dearth of effective targeted therapies against viruses. Natural products isolated from traditional herbal plants have had a huge impact on drug development aimed at various diseases. Lapachol is a 1,4- naphthoquinone compound that has been demonstrated to have therapeutic effects against several diseases. SARS-CoV-2 non-structural proteins (nsps) play an important role in the viral replication cycle. Nsp9 seems to play a key role in transcription of the RNA genome of SARS-CoV-2. Virtual screening by docking and molecular dynamics suggests that lapachol derivatives can interact with Nsp9 from SARS-CoV-2. Complexes of lapachol derivatives V, VI, VIII, IX, and XI with the Nsp9 RNA binding site were subjected to molecular dynamics assays, to assess the stability of the complexes via RMSD. All complexes were stable over the course of 100 ns dynamics assays. Analyses of the hydrogen bonds in the complexes showed that lapachol derivatives VI and IX demonstrated strongest binding, with a stable or increasing number of hydrogen bonds over time. Our results demonstrate that Nsp9 from SARS-CoV-2 could be an important target in prospecting for ligands with antiviral potential. In addition, we showed that lapachol derivatives are potential ligands for SARS-CoV-2 Nsp9. Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.

SUBMITTER: Junior NN

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7832454 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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In silico evaluation of lapachol derivatives binding to the Nsp9 of SARS-CoV-2.

Junior Nilson Nicolau NN Santos Igor Andrade IA Meireles Bruno Amaral BA Nicolau Mariana Sant'Anna Pereira MSP Lapa Igor Rodrigues IR Aguiar Renato Santana RS Jardim Ana Carolina Gomes ACG José Diego Pandeló DP

Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics 20210122 13

SARS-CoV-2 is the etiological agent of COVID-19, which represents a global health emergency that was rapidly declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. Currently, there is a dearth of effective targeted therapies against viruses. Natural products isolated from traditional herbal plants have had a huge impact on drug development aimed at various diseases. Lapachol is a 1,4- naphthoquinone compound that has been demonstrated to have therapeutic effects against several diseases. SARS-CoV ...[more]

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Project description:Background The unique anthropological coronavirus which has been titled as SARS-CoV-2 was originally arisen in late 2019 in Wuhan, China affecting respiratory infection named as COVID-19. Coronavirus is disturbing human life in an exceptional method and has converted a public health global crisis. Natural products are ahead consideration due to the huge beneficial window and effective anti-inflammatory, immunomodulatory, antioxidant and antiviral possessions. Consequently, the present study was intended to display inhibition ability of natural products coumarins and their analogues against SARS coronavirus. Methods The present study, aims to forecast theoretical assembly for the protease of COVID-19 and to discover advance whether this protein may assist as a target for protease inhibitors such as psoralen, bergapten, imperatorin, heraclenin, heraclenol, saxalin, oxepeucedanin, angelicin, toddacoumaquinone, and aesculetin. The docking score of these natural coumarin analogues compared with standard Hydroxychloroquine. Whereas the 3D assembly of main protease of SARS coronavirus was forecast with SWISS MODEL web server, and molecular interaction studies amongst target protein and ligands were done with AutoDock Vina software. Results The study more exposed that all the inhibitors acquired with negative dock energy against the target protein. Molecular docking investigation displayed that natural coumarin analogue toddacoumaquinone displayed a remarkable inhibition ability with the binding energy of ?7.8 kcal/mol than other compounds against main protease of SARS coronavirus in intricate with ?-ketoamide (PDB ID: 5N5O). The synthetic coumarin analogue (1 m) also displayed the comparable inhibition ability with a binding energy of ?7.1 kcal/mol against main protease of SARS coronavirus in intricate with ?-ketoamide. Keeping the overhead results of ADME and toxicity, all tested compounds were recognized as drug-like nature, passing Lipinski’s “Rule of 5” with 0 violation except ?-ketoamide passes Lipinski’s “Rule of 5” with 1 violation MW > 500. The projected constraints are within the assortment of recognized values. Conclusions Based upon the results of the manifold sequence alliance, natural and synthetic coumarin binding sites were preserved. The present in silico examination thus, delivers structural awareness about the protease of COVID-19 and molecular relations with some of the recognised protease inhibitors.

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