“… Group [Ref] | Target | Database/natural compounds (n) | Methodology | Outcome (best in silico leads) |
Ghosh et al ., ( Ghosh et al, 2021 ) | M pro | 113 Compounds of natural origin inhibiting M pro in SARS-CoV were retrieved, and 88 compounds were further considered for current work on the basis of available IC 50 and binding affinity data | QSAR based data mining followed by structural and physiochemical interpretation (SPCI) analysis | Rutin, Hespiridine, 22-Hydroxyhopan-3-one, Oolonghomobisflavan-A, Theasinensin-D, Quercetin, 3-vicianoside, Deacetylcentapicrin, Kouitchenside, Neohesperidin, Lignan, Myricitrin, Baicalin, Cyanidin 3-glucoside |
Cheke et al ., ( Cheke et al, 2020 ) | Spike glycoproteins and ACE2 | 12 Natural compounds with reported antiviral attributes | Molecular docking | Indigo blue, glycyrrhizin, β-sitosterol, indirubin, bicylogermacrene, curcumin, hesperetin, rhein, and berberine |
Sahin et al ., ( Sahin et al, 2021 ) | M pro | Didemnins A, B and C | Molecular docking | Didemnin B |
Monajjemi et al ., ( Monajjemi et al, 2020 ) | Protease | Vidarabine, Cytarabine, Gemcitabine, and Matrine extracted from Gillan's leaves plants. | Docking simulation and NMR investigation | Cytarabine |
Saeed et al ., ( Saeed et al, 2020 ) | Endoribonuclease NSP15 | 1624 Natural compounds (NuBBE database) | Virtual screening and molecular docking, followed by molecular dynamics for top leads | NuBBE-1970 and NuBBE-242 |
Caruso et al ., ( Caruso et al, 2020 ) | M pro | Quinone derivatives | Molecular docking and DFT | Embelin |
Basu et al ., ( Basu et al, 2020 ... |
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