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ArticleFood and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association2022

Lucidenic acid A inhibits the binding of hACE2 receptor with spike protein to prevent SARS-CoV-2 invasion.

Juan Xu, WenTao Yang, YiFeng Pan, HaiShun Xu, Liang He, BingSong Zheng, YingQiu Xie, XueQian Wu

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Article in Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Juan XuState Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Zhejiang A&F University, Lin'an, 311300, PR China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Characteristic Traditional Chinese Medicine Resources Protection and Innovative Utilization, Zhejiang A&F University, Lin'an, 311300, PR China.
WenTao YangState Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Zhejiang A&F University, Lin'an, 311300, PR China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Characteristic Traditional Chinese Medicine Resources Protection and Innovative Utilization, Zhejiang A&F University, Lin'an, 311300, PR China.
YiFeng PanHangzhou Xihu District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, 310030, PR China.
HaiShun XuState Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Zhejiang A&F University, Lin'an, 311300, PR China.
Liang HeZhejiang Provincial Academy of Forestry, Hangzhou, 310000, Zhejiang, China.
BingSong ZhengState Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Zhejiang A&F University, Lin'an, 311300, PR China.
YingQiu XieDepartment of Biology, School of Sciences and Humanities, Nazarbayev University, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.
XueQian WuState Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Zhejiang A&F University, Lin'an, 311300, PR China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Characteristic Traditional Chinese Medicine Resources Protection and Innovative Utilization, Zhejiang A&F University, Lin'an, 311300, PR China; National Innovation Alliance of Lingzhi and Sanyeqing Industry, Lin'an, 311300, China. Electronic address: wxq@zafu.edu.cn.
Zhejiang A & F University · CNHangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention · CNNazarbayev University · KZZhejiang Academy of Forestry · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

High infection caused by mutations of SARS-CoV-2 calls for new prevention strategy. Ganoderma lucidum known as a superior immunoenhancer exhibits various antiviral effects, whether it can resist SARS-CoV-2 remains unclear. Herein, virtual screening combined with in vitro hACE2 inhibition assays were used to investigate its anti SARS-CoV-2 effect. Potential 54 active components, 80 core targets and 20 crucial pathways were identified by the component-target-pathway network. The binding characters of these components to hACE2 and its complexes with spike protein including omicron variant was analyzed by molecular docking. Lucidenic acid A was selected as the top molecule with high affinity to all receptors by forming hydrogen bonds. Molecular dynamics simulation showed it had good binding stability with the receptor proteins. Finally, in vitro FRET test demonstrated it inhibited the hACE2 activity with IC50 2 μmol/mL. Therefore, lucidenic acid A can prevent the virus invasion by blocking hACE2 binding with SARS-CoV-2.

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Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2Antiviral AgentsCholic AcidsCOVID-19SARS-CoV-2Spike Glycoprotein, CoronavirusVirus InternalizationHumansMolecular Docking SimulationProtein BindingReishiAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2Antiviral AgentsCholic Acidslucidenic acid ASpike Glycoprotein, Coronavirusspike protein, SARS-CoV-2Anti-SARS-CoV-2FRET testGanoderma lucidum triterpenoidsLucidenic acid A (PubChem CID: 14109375)Natural productsOmicron variant

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PMID36179993
PMCPMC9526994
OpenAlexW4297473347

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