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ArticleScientific reports2023

Phytocompound screening, antioxidant activity and molecular docking studies of pomegranate seed: a preventive approach for SARS-CoV-2 pathogenesis.

Fauzia Ashfaq, Md Abul Barkat, Tanvir Ahmad, Mohd Zaheen Hassan, Rumana Ahmad, Harshita Barkat, Mohammad Idreesh Khan, Fahad Saad Alhodieb, Yahya I Asiri, Sahabjada Siddiqui

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Article in Scientific reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Fauzia AshfaqClinical Nutrition Department, Applied Medical Sciences College, Jazan University, Jazan 82817, Saudi Arabia.
Md Abul BarkatDepartment of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, University of Hafr Al-Batin, Al Jamiah, 39524, Hafr Al Batin, Saudi Arabia. mdabarkat@uhb.edu.sa.
Tanvir AhmadDepartment of Biotechnology, Era's Lucknow Medical College and Hospital, Lucknow, 226003, India.
Mohd Zaheen HassanDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia.
Rumana AhmadDepartment of Biochemistry, Era's Lucknow Medical College and Hospital, Lucknow, 226003, India.
Harshita BarkatDepartment of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, University of Hafr Al-Batin, Al Jamiah, 39524, Hafr Al Batin, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammad Idreesh KhanDepartment of Clinical Nutrition, College of Applied Health Sciences in Ar Rass, Qassim University, Ar Rass 51921, Saudi Arabia.
Fahad Saad AlhodiebDepartment of Clinical Nutrition, College of Applied Health Sciences in Ar Rass, Qassim University, Ar Rass 51921, Saudi Arabia.
Yahya I AsiriDepartment of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia.
Sahabjada SiddiquiDepartment of Biotechnology, Era's Lucknow Medical College and Hospital, Lucknow, 226003, India. sahabjadabiotech04@gmail.com.
Era's Lucknow Medical College and Hospital · INKing Khalid University · SAQassim University · SAUniversity of Hafr Al-Batin · SAJazan University · SA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A global hazard to public health has been generated by the coronavirus infection 2019 (COVID-19), which is spreading quickly. Pomegranate is a strong source of antioxidants and has demonstrated a number of pharmacological characteristics. This work was aimed to analyze the phytochemicals present in ethanolic pomegranate seed extract (PSE) and their in vitro antioxidant potential and further in-silico evaluation for antiviral potential against crystal structure of two nucleocapsid proteins i.e., N-terminal RNA binding domain (NRBD) and C-terminal Domain (CTD) of SARS-CoV-2. The bioactive components from ethanolic extract of PSE were assessed by gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy (GC-MS). Free radical scavenging activity of PSE was determined using DPPH dye. Molecular docking was executed through the Glide module of Maestro software. Lipinski's 5 rule was applied for drug-likeness characteristics using cheminformatics Molinspiration software while OSIRIS Data Warrior V5.5.0 was used to predict possible toxicological characteristics of components. Thirty-two phytocomponents was detected in PSE by GC-MS technique. Free radical scavenging assay revealed the high antioxidant capacity of PSE. Docking analysis showed that twenty phytocomponents from PSE exhibited good binding affinity (Docking score ≥ - 1.0 kcal/mol) towards NRBD and CTD nucleocapsid protein. This result increases the possibility that the top 20 hits could prevent the spread of SARS-CoV-2 by concentrating on both nucleocapsid proteins. Moreover, molecular dynamics (MD) simulation using GROMACS was used to check their binding efficacy and internal dynamics of top complexes with the lowest docking scores. The metrics root mean square deviation (RMSD), root mean square fluctuation (RMSF), intermolecular hydrogen bonding (H-bonds) and radius of gyration (Rg) revealed that the lead phytochemicals form an energetically stable complex with the target protein. Majority of the phytoconstituents exhibited drug-likeness with non-tumorigenic properties. Thus, the PSE phytoconstituents could be useful source of drug or nutraceutical development in SARS-CoV-2 pathogenesis.

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COVID-19PomegranateAntioxidantsEthanolFree RadicalsMolecular Docking SimulationMolecular Dynamics SimulationNucleocapsid ProteinsSARS-CoV-2AntioxidantsEthanolFree RadicalsNucleocapsid Proteins

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PMID37816760
PMCPMC10564957
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