Computational screening and biochemical analysis of Pistacia integerrima and Pandanus odorifer plants to find effective inhibitors against Receptor-Binding domain (RBD) of the spike protein of SARS-Cov-2

Paul, Gobindo Kumar; Mahmud, Shafi; Aldahish, Afaf; Afroze, Mirola; Biswas, Suvro; Gupta, Swagota Briti Ray; Razu, Mahmudul Hasan; Zaman, Shahriar; Uddin, Md. Salah; Nahari, Mohammed H; Alshahrani, Mohammed; Khan, Mala; Saleh, Md. Abu

doi:10.1016/j.arabjc.2021.103600

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“…The pharmacokinetics of a drug (also known as absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion, and toxicity, or ADMET) is the study of how pharmaceuticals enter, travel through, and leave the body [ 61 ]. Intestinal absorption in humans is greater than 94% for 9 out of 10 drugs but is only 71% and 65% for remdesivir and lopinavir, respectively.…”

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A Computational Study on Selected Alkaloids as SARS-CoV-2 Inhibitors: PASS Prediction, Molecular Docking, ADMET Analysis, DFT, and Molecular Dynamics Simulations

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Biochemistry Research International

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Despite treatments and vaccinations, it remains difficult to develop naturally occurring COVID-19 inhibitors. Here, our main objective is to find potential lead compounds from the retrieved alkaloids with antiviral and other biological properties that selectively target the main SARS-CoV-2 protease (Mpro), which is required for viral replication. In this work, 252 alkaloids were aligned using Lipinski’s rule of five and their antiviral activity was then assessed. The prediction of activity spectrum of substances (PASS) data was used to confirm the antiviral activities of 112 alkaloids. Finally, 50 alkaloids were docked with Mpro. Furthermore, assessments of molecular electrostatic potential surface (MEPS), density functional theory (DFT), and absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion, and toxicity (ADMET) were performed, and a few of them appeared to have potential as candidates for oral administration. Molecular dynamics simulations (MDS) with a time step of up to 100 ns were used to confirm that the three docked complexes were more stable. It was found that the most prevalent and active binding sites that limit Mpro’sactivity are PHE294, ARG298, and GLN110. All retrieved data were compared to conventional antivirals, fumarostelline, strychnidin-10-one (L-1), 2,3-dimethoxy-brucin (L-7), and alkaloid ND-305B (L-16) and were proposed as enhanced SARS-CoV-2 inhibitors. Finally, with additional clinical or necessary study, it may be able to use these indicated natural alkaloids or their analogs as potential therapeutic candidates.

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A Computational Study on Selected Alkaloids as SARS-CoV-2 Inhibitors: PASS Prediction, Molecular Docking, ADMET Analysis, DFT, and Molecular Dynamics Simulations

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“…In light of the early findings from the previous experiment, it was intriguing to look closely at the molecular docking studies and experimental results obtained by independent research groups on the constituent herb/s or active phytocomponent/s present in the DSV formulation such as Pistacia chinensis subsp. integerrima ( Kumar Paul et al, 2022 ). Glycyrrhizin/liquorice extract ( Luo et al, 2020 ) and coumarins ( Abdelmohsen et al, 2021 ) have been shown to block molecular interaction between S-protein and hACE 2.…”

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“…integerrima, one of the most abundant herbal components of DSV, contains 28-dimethyl-β-amyrone, 24-Noroleana-3,12-diene, and stigmasterol. These metabolites, although not detected in DSV formulations per se , have demonstrated strong binding with S protein RBD of SARS-CoV-2, forming stable complexes, thereby attenuating its interaction with the host cell ( Kumar Paul et al, 2022 ).…”

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Herbo-mineral formulation, Divya-Swasari-Vati averts SARS-CoV-2 pseudovirus entry into human alveolar epithelial cells by interfering with spike protein-ACE 2 interaction and IL-6/TNF-α /NF-κB signaling

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The herbo-mineral formulation, Divya-Swasari-Vati (DSV), is a well-known Ayurvedic medication for respiratory ailments. In a recent pre-clinical study, DSV rescued humanized zebrafish from SARS-CoV-2 S-protein-induced pathologies. This merited for an independent evaluation of DSV as a SARS-CoV-2 entry inhibitor in the human host cell and its effectiveness in ameliorating associated cytokine production. The ELISA-based protein-protein interaction study showed that DSV inhibited the interactions of recombinant human ACE 2 with three different variants of S proteins, namely, Smut 1 (the first reported variant), Smut 2 (W436R variant) and Smut 3 (D614G variant). Entry of recombinant vesicular stomatitis SARS-CoV-2 (VSVppSARS-2S) pseudovirus, having firefly luciferase and EGFP reporters, was assessed through luciferase assay and fluorescent microscopy. DSV exhibited dose-dependent inhibition of VSVppSARS-2S pseudovirus entry into human lung epithelial A549 cells and also suppressed elevated levels of secreted pro-inflammatory cytokines such as interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) induced by viral infection mimicking Poly I:C-, S-protein- and VSVppSARS-2S pseudovirus. In human immune cells, DSV also moderated TNF-α-mediated NF-κB induction, in a dose-dependent manner. The observed anti-viral effect of DSV against SARS-CoV-2 is attributable to the presence of different metabolites Summarily, the observations from this study biochemically demonstrated that DSV interfered with the interaction between SARS-CoV-2 S-protein and human ACE 2 receptor which consequently, inhibited viral entry into the host cells and concomitant induction of inflammatory response.

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“…With constant temperature, pressure, and a Berendsen thermostat, the simulations were conducted for 100 ns. To calculate the root-mean-square deviation, root-mean-square fluctuations, solvent-accessible surface area, radius of gyration, and hydrogen bonds, simulation trajectory analyses were conducted [ 27 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 ].…”

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Klebsiella pneumoniae Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) Protect Artemia salina from Fish Pathogen Aeromonas sp.: A Combined In Vitro, In Vivo, and In Silico Approach

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Antibiotic resistance is an alarming threat all over the world, and the biofilm formation efficacy of bacteria is making the situation worse. The antagonistic efficacy of Klebsiella pneumoniae against one of the known fish pathogens, Aeromonas sp., is examined in this study. Moreover, Aeromonas sp.’s biofilm formation ability and in vivo pathogenicity on Artemia salina are also justified here. Firstly, six selected bacterial strains were used to obtain antimicrobial compounds against this pathogenic strain. Among those, Klebsiella pneumoniae, another pathogenic bacterium, surprisingly demonstrated remarkable antagonistic activity against Aeromonas sp. in both in vitro and in vivo assays. The biofilm distrusting potentiality of Klebsiella pneumoniae’s cell-free supernatants (CFSs) was likewise found to be around 56%. Furthermore, the volatile compounds of Klebsiella pneumoniae were identified by GC-MS in order to explore compounds with antibacterial efficacy against Aeromonas sp. through an in silico study, where 5′-methylthioadenosine/S-adenosylhomocysteine nucleosidase (MTAN) (PDB: 5B7P) was chosen as a target protein for its unique characteristics and pathogenicity. Several volatile compounds, such as oxime- methoxy-phenyl-, fluoren-9-ol, 3,6-dimethoxy-9-(2-phenylethynyl)-, and 2H-indol-2-one, 1,3-dihydro- showed a strong binding affinity, with free energy of −6.7, −7.1, and −6.4 Kcal/mol, respectively, in complexes with the protein MTAN. Moreover, the root-mean-square deviation, solvent-accessible surface area, radius of gyration, root-mean-square fluctuations, and hydrogen bonds were used to ensure the binding stability of the docked complexes in the atomistic simulation. Thus, Klebsiella pneumoniae and its potential compounds can be employed as an alternative to antibiotics for aquaculture, demonstrating their effectiveness in suppressing Aeromonas sp.

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Computational screening and biochemical analysis of Pistacia integerrima and Pandanus odorifer plants to find effective inhibitors against Receptor-Binding domain (RBD) of the spike protein of SARS-Cov-2

Cited by 14 publications

References 63 publications

A Computational Study on Selected Alkaloids as SARS-CoV-2 Inhibitors: PASS Prediction, Molecular Docking, ADMET Analysis, DFT, and Molecular Dynamics Simulations

A Computational Study on Selected Alkaloids as SARS-CoV-2 Inhibitors: PASS Prediction, Molecular Docking, ADMET Analysis, DFT, and Molecular Dynamics Simulations

Herbo-mineral formulation, Divya-Swasari-Vati averts SARS-CoV-2 pseudovirus entry into human alveolar epithelial cells by interfering with spike protein-ACE 2 interaction and IL-6/TNF-α /NF-κB signaling

Klebsiella pneumoniae Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) Protect Artemia salina from Fish Pathogen Aeromonas sp.: A Combined In Vitro, In Vivo, and In Silico Approach

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