Molecular Docking Studies of Curcumin Analogues against SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein
dc.contributor.author | Nogueira, Jéssica R. | |
dc.contributor.author | Verza, Flávia A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Nishimura, Felipe | |
dc.contributor.author | Das, Umashankar | |
dc.contributor.author | Caruso, Ícaro P. [UNESP] | |
dc.contributor.author | Fachin, Ana L. | |
dc.contributor.author | Dimmock, Jonathan R. | |
dc.contributor.author | Marins, Mozart | |
dc.contributor.institution | Universidade de Ribeirão Preto | |
dc.contributor.institution | Ciência e Tecnologia do Sul de Minas (IFSULDEMINAS) | |
dc.contributor.institution | University of Saskatchewan | |
dc.contributor.institution | Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) | |
dc.contributor.institution | Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-04-29T08:33:12Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-04-29T08:33:12Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021-01-01 | |
dc.description.abstract | Severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the etiologic agent of the current pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) that has inflicted the loss of thousands of lives worldwide. The coronavirus surface spike (S) glycoprotein is a class I fusion with a S1 domain which is attached to the human angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptor, and a S2 domain which enables fusion with the host cell membrane and internalization of the virus. Curcumin has been suggested as a potential drug to control inflammation and as a potential inhibitor of S protein, but its therapeutic effects are hampered by poor bioavailability. We performed a molecular docking and dynamic study using 94 curcumin analogues designed to have improved metabolic stability against the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein and compared their affinity with curcumin and other potential inhibitors. The docking analysis suggested that the S2 domain is the main target of these compounds and compound 2606 displayed a higher binding affinity (-9.6 kcal mol-1) than curcumin (-6.8 kcal mol-1) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved drug hydroxychloroquine (-6.3 kcal mol-1). Further additional validation in vitro and in vivo of these compounds against SARS-CoV-2 may provide insights into the development of a drug that prevents virus entry into host cells. | en |
dc.description.affiliation | aUnidade de Biotecnologia Universidade de Ribeirão Preto | |
dc.description.affiliation | Instituto Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia do Sul de Minas (IFSULDEMINAS) | |
dc.description.affiliation | College of Pharmacy and Nutrition University of Saskatchewan, 110 Science Place | |
dc.description.affiliation | Centro Multiusuário de Inovação Biomolecular (CMIB) Instituto de Biociências Letras e Ciências Exatas Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) | |
dc.description.affiliation | Departamento de Física Instituto de Biociências Letras e Ciências Exatas Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) | |
dc.description.affiliation | Centro Nacional de Ressonância Magnética Nuclear Jiri Jonas Instituto de Bioquímica Médica Leopoldo de Meis (IBqM) e Centro Nacional de Biologia Estrutural e Bioimagem (CENABIO) Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) | |
dc.description.affiliation | gCurso de Medicina Universidade de Ribeirão Preto | |
dc.description.affiliation | Curso de Ciências Farmacêuticas Universidade de Ribeirão Preto | |
dc.description.affiliationUnesp | Centro Multiusuário de Inovação Biomolecular (CMIB) Instituto de Biociências Letras e Ciências Exatas Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) | |
dc.description.affiliationUnesp | Departamento de Física Instituto de Biociências Letras e Ciências Exatas Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) | |
dc.description.sponsorship | Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) | |
dc.description.sponsorshipId | FAPESP: 18/50008-1 | |
dc.description.sponsorshipId | FAPESP: 19/03074-1 | |
dc.format.extent | 1943-1955 | |
dc.identifier | http://dx.doi.org/10.21577/0103-5053.20210085 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society, v. 32, n. 10, p. 1943-1955, 2021. | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.21577/0103-5053.20210085 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1678-4790 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0103-5053 | |
dc.identifier.scopus | 2-s2.0-85115330048 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11449/229556 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society | |
dc.source | Scopus | |
dc.subject | Coronavirus | |
dc.subject | COVID-19 | |
dc.subject | Curcumin | |
dc.subject | Molecular docking | |
dc.subject | SARS | |
dc.title | Molecular Docking Studies of Curcumin Analogues against SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein | en |
dc.type | Artigo |