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Revealing Anti-viral Potential of Bio-active Therapeutics Targeting SARS-CoV2- polymerase (RdRp) in Combating COVID-19: Molecular Investigation on Indian Traditional Medicines
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: Received: 30 March 2020 / Approved: 31 March 2020 / Online: 31 March 2020 (09:56:59 CEST)
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Sivaraman, D.; Pradeep, P. S. Revealing Anti-viral Potential of Bio-active Therapeutics Targeting SARS-CoV2- polymerase (RdRp) in Combating COVID-19: Molecular Investigation on Indian Traditional Medicines. Preprints2020, 2020030450. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202003.0450.v1
Sivaraman, D.; Pradeep, P. S. Revealing Anti-viral Potential of Bio-active Therapeutics Targeting SARS-CoV2- polymerase (RdRp) in Combating COVID-19: Molecular Investigation on Indian Traditional Medicines. Preprints 2020, 2020030450. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202003.0450.v1
Sivaraman, D.; Pradeep, P. S. Revealing Anti-viral Potential of Bio-active Therapeutics Targeting SARS-CoV2- polymerase (RdRp) in Combating COVID-19: Molecular Investigation on Indian Traditional Medicines. Preprints2020, 2020030450. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202003.0450.v1
APA Style
Sivaraman, D., & Pradeep, P. S. (2020). Revealing Anti-viral Potential of Bio-active Therapeutics Targeting SARS-CoV2- polymerase (RdRp) in Combating COVID-19: Molecular Investigation on Indian Traditional Medicines. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202003.0450.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Sivaraman, D. and Puspharaj selvadoss Pradeep. 2020 "Revealing Anti-viral Potential of Bio-active Therapeutics Targeting SARS-CoV2- polymerase (RdRp) in Combating COVID-19: Molecular Investigation on Indian Traditional Medicines" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202003.0450.v1
Abstract
Spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) made a historic transition between December 2019 to March 2020. In the present scenario SARS-CoV-2 as becomes a major burden on public health and economic stability of societies around the globe. From the substantial evidences gained from the pandemic of SARS-CoV-2 and MERS-CoV (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus), scientists and clinicians strongly believes that these pathogenic viruses share common homology of some biologically active enzymes which includes RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRP), 3-chymotrypsin-like protease (3CLpro), papain-like protease (PLpro) etc. RdRP relatively grabs higher level of clinical importance in comparison with other enzyme target. Indian system of traditional medicine pioneering the therapy towards infectious disease since several centuries. In view of this potential therapeutic leads from some of the Indian medicines along with standard drug favipiravir subjected to docking investigation targeting SARS-CoV-2- RNA dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp). Residual proximity analysis reveals 18 out of 28 compounds reveals potential binding affinity of about 100% with the target amino acid residue (618 ASP, 760 ASP,761 ASP), 7 out of 28 reveals 75% binding efficacy and 3 out of 28 reveals 25% binding efficacy with that of the target residue. Hence further clinical validation may be warranted with proper in-vitro and in-vivo studies prior to the clinical recommendation in treating COVID-19 patient’s.
Keywords
SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19; Indian medicines; Phytotherapeutics; Favipiravir
Subject
Medicine and Pharmacology, Pharmacology and Toxicology
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