State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, China.
Department of Chemistry, Tirunelveli Dakshinamara Nadar Sangam (T D M N S) College, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India.
J Biomol Struct Dyn. 2022 Oct;40(16):7408-7423. doi: 10.1080/07391102.2021.1897682. Epub 2021 Mar 9.
A novel acute viral pneumonia induced by SARS-CoV-2 exploded at the end of 2019, causing a severe medical and economic crisis. For developing specific pharmacotherapy against SARS-CoV-2, an virtual screening was developed for the available in-house molecules. The conserved domain analysis was performed to identify the highly conserved and exposed amino acid regions in the SARS-CoV-2-S RBD sites. The Protein-Protein interaction analyses demonstrated the higher affinity between the SARS-CoV-2-S and ACE2 due to varieties of significant interactions between them. The computational alanine scanning mutation study has recognized the highly stabilized amino acids in the SARS-CoV-2-S RBD/ACE2 complex. The cumulative sequence investigations have inferred that Lys417, Phe486, Asn487, Tyr489, and Gln493 are perhaps the iconic target amino acids to develop a drug molecule or vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 infection. Most of the selected compounds include luteolin, zhebeirine, 3-dehydroverticine, embelin, andrographolide, ophiopogonin D, crocin-1, sprengerinin A, B, C, peimine, etc. were exhibited distinguish drug actions through the strong hydrogen bonding with the hot spots of the RBD. Besides, the 100 ns molecular dynamics simulation and free energy binding analysis showed the significant efficacy of luteolin to inhibit the infection of SARS-CoV-2. Highlights:Highly conserved and exposed amino acids in the SARS-CoV-2-S-RBD sites has been identifiedComputational alanine scanning mutation study has recognized the highly stabilized hot spots in the SARS-CoV-2-S RBD/ACE2 complex.Virtual screening has been executed to identify the drug actions in the RBD regionMost of the selected natural products were involved in the distinctive strong interactions with hot spots of RBD to inhibit the infection of SARS-CoV-2.[Formula: see text] Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.
一种由 SARS-CoV-2 引起的新型急性病毒性肺炎于 2019 年底爆发,导致严重的医疗和经济危机。为了开发针对 SARS-CoV-2 的特定药物治疗方法,我们对现有的内部分子进行了虚拟筛选。通过保守结构域分析,确定了 SARS-CoV-2-S RBD 位点中高度保守和暴露的氨基酸区域。蛋白质-蛋白质相互作用分析表明,由于 SARS-CoV-2-S 和 ACE2 之间存在多种重要相互作用,它们之间的亲和力更高。计算丙氨酸扫描突变研究已经确定了 SARS-CoV-2-S RBD/ACE2 复合物中高度稳定的氨基酸。累积序列研究推断,Lys417、Phe486、Asn487、Tyr489 和 Gln493 可能是开发针对 SARS-CoV-2 感染的药物分子或疫苗的标志性靶氨基酸。所选化合物中的大多数包括木犀草素、梓醇、3-去氢维替定、虎杖苷、穿心莲内酯、钩藤苷 D、藏红花苷-1、螺旋内酯 A、B、C、贝母素甲、乙等,通过与 RBD 的热点形成强氢键,表现出明显的药物作用。此外,100ns 分子动力学模拟和自由能结合分析表明,木犀草素具有显著抑制 SARS-CoV-2 感染的作用。亮点:已鉴定出 SARS-CoV-2-S-RBD 位点中高度保守和暴露的氨基酸通过计算丙氨酸扫描突变研究,确定了 SARS-CoV-2-S RBD/ACE2 复合物中高度稳定的热点虚拟筛选已执行,以确定 RBD 区域的药物作用所选天然产物中的大多数都与 RBD 的热点形成独特的强相互作用,以抑制 SARS-CoV-2 的感染。[公式:见正文] 由 Ramaswamy H. Sarma 传达。