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ArticleScientific reports2022

Repurposing antiviral phytochemicals from the leaf extracts of Spondias mombin (Linn) towards the identification of potential SARSCOV-2 inhibitors.

Akwasi Boadu, Clement Agoni, Rajshekhar Karpoormath, Mahmoud Soliman, Manimbulu Nlooto

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Article in Scientific reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Akwasi BoaduDiscipline of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 4000, South Africa. 218069763@stu.ukzn.ac.za.
Clement AgoniMolecular Bio-Computation and Drug Design Laboratory, School of Health Sciences, Discipline of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Rajshekhar KarpoormathDiscipline of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 4000, South Africa.
Mahmoud SolimanMolecular Bio-Computation and Drug Design Laboratory, School of Health Sciences, Discipline of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Manimbulu NlootoDiscipline of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 4000, South Africa.
University of KwaZulu-Natal · ZAUniversity of Limpopo · ZA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), a pneumonia-like disease with a pattern of acute respiratory symptoms, currently remains a significant public health concern causing tremendous human suffering. Although several approved vaccines exist, vaccine hesitancy, limited vaccine availability, high rate of viral mutation, and the absence of approved drugs account for the persistence of SARS-CoV-2 infections. The investigation of possibly repurposing of phytochemical compounds as therapeutic alternatives has gained momentum due to their reported affordability and minimal toxicity. This study investigated anti-viral phytochemical compounds from ethanolic leaf extracts of Spondias mombin L as potential inhibitor candidates against SARS-CoV-2. We identified Geraniin and 2-O-Caffeoyl-(+)-allohydroxycitric acid as potential SARS-CoV-2 inhibitor candidates targeting the SARS-CoV-2 RNA-dependent polymerase receptor-binding domain (RBD) of SARS-CoV-2 viral S-protein and the 3C-like main protease (3CL

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AnacardiaceaeCOVID-19 Drug TreatmentAntiviral AgentsCoronavirus 3C ProteasesCysteine EndopeptidasesDrug RepositioningHumansPhytochemicalsRNA, ViralSARS-CoV-2Viral ProteinsAntiviral AgentsCoronavirus 3C ProteasesCysteine EndopeptidasesPhytochemicalsRNA, ViralViral Proteins

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PMID35764663
PMCPMC9240089
OpenAlexW4283642660

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