In silico study identifies RO 28-2653 as a novel drug against SARS-CoV2 mutant strains Online publication date: Mon, 21-Mar-2022
by Srija Mukherjee; Santanu Paul
International Journal of Computational Biology and Drug Design (IJCBDD), Vol. 14, No. 6, 2021
Abstract: Introduction: Concerning the current pandemic situation, the world is facing due to the highly infectious coronavirus (SARS-CoV2), we aim to gain some insight into the pre-existing drugs and compounds for curing the disease. Method: Here, we have studied the interaction of 10 drug molecules by in silico study against three targets, Angiotensin Convertase Enzyme-2 receptor (ACE-2), main protease (Mpro) and RNA dependent RNA polymerase (RDRP) and further analysed the interaction of the best docked compound against spike mutants. Results: By analysing the protein-ligand interactions by docking, and molecular dynamics simulation, it proves that RO 28-2653 can be a potent candidate drug for future COVID treatment even against the mutant strains. Conclusion: The used drugs have been implicated in asthma, hypertension, etc., so repurposing these drugs can have a beneficial role on COVID-19, keeping in mind that any drug should be used in a certain prescribed dosage.
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