Screening of Phytoconstituents from Traditional Plants against SARSCoV-
2 using Molecular Docking Approach

Deepika      Saini; Kumud      Madan; Shilpi      Chauhan
doi:10.2174/1570180819666220307163058
Abstract

Background: The emergence of COVID-19 as a fatal viral disease encourages researchers to develop effective and efficient therapeutic agents. The intervention of in silico studies has led to revolutionary changes in the conventional method of testing the bioactivity of plant constituents.
Objective: The current study deals with the investigation of some traditional immunomodulators of plant origin to combat this ailment.
Materials and Methods: A total of 151 phytomolecules of 12 immunomodulatory plants were evaluated for their inhibitory action against the main protease (PDB ID: 7D1M) and NSP15 endoribonuclease (PDB ID: 6WLC) by structure-based virtual screening. In addition, the promising molecules with ligand efficiency of more than -0.3(kcal/mol)/heavy atoms were further predicted for pharmacokinetic properties and druggability using the SwissADME web server, and their toxicity was also evaluated using Protox-II.
Results: Myricetin-3-O-arabinofuranoside of cranberry plant was found to be the most potential candidate against both enzymes: main protease (–14.2 kcal/mol) and NSP15 endoribonuclease (–12.2 kcal/mol).
Conclusion: The promising outcomes of the current study may be implemented in future drug development against coronavirus. The findings also help in the development of lead candidates of plant origin with a better ADMET profile in the future.
Keywords: COVID-19, virtual screening, phytoconstituents, main protease, NSP15 endoribonuclease, ADME.
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