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ArticleNarra J2023

Ginger ring compounds as an inhibitor of spike binding protein of alpha, beta, gamma and delta variants of SARS-CoV-2: An

Tarique N Hasan, Syed S Naqvi, Mati Ur Rehman, Rooh Ullah, Muhammad Ammad, Narmeen Arshad, Qurat Ul Ain, Shabana Perween, Arif Hussain

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Article in Narra J, 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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9 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Tarique N HasanPure Health Laboratory, Mafraq Hospital, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Syed S NaqviPure Health Laboratory, Mafraq Hospital, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Mati Ur RehmanPure Health Laboratory, Mafraq Hospital, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Rooh UllahPure Health Laboratory, Mafraq Hospital, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Muhammad AmmadPure Health Laboratory, Mafraq Hospital, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Narmeen ArshadPure Health Laboratory, Mafraq Hospital, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Qurat Ul AinPure Health Laboratory, Mafraq Hospital, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Shabana PerweenPure Health Laboratory, Mafraq Hospital, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Arif HussainSchool of Life Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Mafraq Hospital · AECollège de France · FR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The available drugs against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVOD-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), are limited. This study aimed to identify ginger-derived compounds that might neutralize SARS-CoV-2 and prevent its entry into host cells. Ring compounds of ginger were screened against spike (S) protein of alpha, beta, gamma, and delta variants of SARS-CoV-2. The S protein FASTA sequence was retrieved from Global Initiative on Sharing Avian Influenza Data (GISAID) and converted into ".pdb" format using Open Babel tool. A total of 306 compounds were identified from ginger through food and phyto-databases. Out of those, 38 ring compounds were subjected to docking analysis using CB Dock online program which implies AutoDock Vina for docking. The Vina score was recorded, which reflects the affinity between ligands and receptors. Further, the Protein Ligand Interaction Profiler (PLIP) program for detecting the type of interaction between ligand-receptor was used. SwissADME was used to compute druglikeness parameters and pharmacokinetics characteristics. Furthermore, energy minimization was performed by using Swiss PDB Viewer (SPDBV) and energy after minimization was recorded. Molecular dynamic simulation was performed to find the stability of protein-ligand complex and root-mean- square deviation (RMSD) as well as root-mean-square fluctuation (RMSF) were calculated and recorded by using myPresto v5.0. Our study suggested that 17 out of 38 ring compounds of ginger were very likely to bind the S protein of SARS-CoV-2. Seventeen out of 38 ring compounds showed high affinity of binding with S protein of alpha, beta, gamma, and delta variants of SARS-CoV-2. The RMSD showed the stability of the complex was parallel to the S protein monomer. These computer-aided predictions give an insight into the possibility of ginger ring compounds as potential anti-SARS-CoV-2 worthy of in vitro investigations.

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COVID-19dockingGingerligandsSARS-CoV-2spike protein

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PMID38455706
PMCPMC10919719
OpenAlexW4320732196

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