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In Silico Study towards Repositioning of FDA-Approved Drug Candidates for Anticoronaviral Therapy: Molecular Docking, Molecular Dynamics and Binding Free Energy Calculations

Research Abstract

The SARS-CoV-2 targets were evaluated for a set of FDA-approved drugs using a combination of drug repositioning and rigorous computational modeling methodologies such as molecular docking and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations followed by binding free energy calculations. Six FDA-approved drugs including, Ouabain, Digitoxin, Digoxin, Proscillaridin, Salinomycin and Niclosamide with promising anti-SARS-CoV-2 activity were screened in silico against four SARS-CoV-2 proteins—papain-like protease (PLpro), RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp), SARS-CoV-2 main protease (Mpro), and adaptor-associated kinase 1 (AAK1)—in an attempt to define their promising targets. The applied computational techniques suggest that all the tested drugs exhibited excellent binding patterns with higher scores and stable complexes compared to the native protein cocrystallized inhibitors. Ouabain was suggested to act as a dual inhibitor for both PLpro and Mpro enzymes, while Digitoxin bonded perfectly to RdRp. In addition, Salinomycin targeted PLpro. Particularly, Niclosamide was found to target AAK1 with greater affinity compared to the reference drug. Our study provides comprehensive molecular-level insights for identifying or designing novel anti-COVID-19 drugs.

Research Authors
Wesam S. Qayed, Rafaela S. Ferreira and José Rogério A. Silva
Research Date
Research Journal
Molecules
Research Publisher
MDPI
Research Vol
27
Research Website
https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/27/18/5988/htm
Research Year
2022

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