Virtual screening of phytochemical compounds as potential inhibitors against SARS-CoV-2 infection.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The present pandemic situation due to coronavirus has led to the search for newer prevention, diagnostic, and treatment methods. The onset of the corona infection in a human results in acute respiratory illness followed by death if not diagnosed and treated with suitable antiretroviral drugs. With the unavailability of the targeted drug treatment, several repurposed drugs are being used for treatment. However, the side-effects of the drugs urges us to move to a search for newer synthetic- or phytochemical-based drugs. The present study investigates the use of various phytochemicals virtually screened from various plant sources in Western Ghats, India, and subsequently molecular docking studies were performed to identify the efficacy of the drug in retroviral infection pa

SUBMITTER: Kothandan R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7841026 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature