Targeting envelope proteins of poxviruses to repurpose phytochemicals against monkeypox: An in silico investigation.

ABSTRACT: The monkeypox virus (MPXV) has become a major threat due to the increasing global caseload and the ongoing multi-country outbreak in non-endemic territories. Due to limited research in this avenue and the lack of intervention strategies, the present study was aimed to virtually screen bioactive phytochemicals against envelope proteins of MPXV via rigorous computational approaches. Molecular docking, molecular dynamic (MD) simulations, and MM/PBSA analysis were used to investigate the binding affinity of 12 phytochemicals against three envelope proteins of MPXV, viz., D13, A26, and H3. Silibinin, oleanolic acid, and ursolic acid were computationally identified as potential phytochemicals that showed strong binding affinity toward all the tested structural proteins of MPXV thro

SUBMITTER: Gulati P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9849581 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature