The SARS-coronavirus infection cycle: a survey of viral membrane proteins, their functional interactions and pathogenesis

NA Wong, MH Saier Jr - International journal of molecular sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a novel epidemic
strain of Betacoronavirus that is responsible for the current viral pandemic, coronavirus …

Research in the field of drug design and development

G Biala, E Kedzierska, M Kruk-Slomka… - Pharmaceuticals, 2023 - mdpi.com
The processes used by academic and industrial scientists to discover new drugs have
recently experienced a true renaissance, with many new and exciting techniques being …

[HTML][HTML] Structural elucidation of SARS-CoV-2 vital proteins: Computational methods reveal potential drug candidates against main protease, Nsp12 polymerase and …

MU Mirza, M Froeyen - Journal of pharmaceutical analysis, 2020 - Elsevier
Recently emerged SARS-CoV-2 caused a major outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19) and instigated a widespread fear, threatening global health safety. To date, no …

[HTML][HTML] Promising terpenes as SARS-CoV-2 spike receptor-binding domain (RBD) attachment inhibitors to the human ACE2 receptor: Integrated computational …

ZT Muhseen, AR Hameed, HMH Al-Hasani… - Journal of molecular …, 2020 - Elsevier
The spike protein receptor binding domain (S-RBD) is a necessary corona-viral protein for
binding and entry of coronaviruses (COVs) into the host cells. Hence, it has emerged as an …

Pharmacoinformatics and molecular dynamics simulation studies reveal potential covalent and FDA-approved inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 main protease 3CLpro

MA Alamri, M Tahir ul Qamar, MU Mirza… - Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The SARS-CoV-2 was confirmed to cause the global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19). The 3-chymotrypsin-like protease (3CLpro), an essential enzyme for viral …

[HTML][HTML] Discovery of human coronaviruses pan-papain-like protease inhibitors using computational approaches

MA Alamri, MT ul Qamar, MU Mirza… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
The papain-like protease (PL pro) is vital for the replication of coronaviruses (CoVs), as well
as for esca** innate-immune responses of the host. Hence, it has emerged as an …

Drug repurposing: A strategy for discovering inhibitors against emerging viral infections

IJ dos Santos Nascimento… - Current Medicinal …, 2021 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: Viral diseases are responsible for several deaths around the world. Over the
past few years, the world has seen several outbreaks caused by viral diseases that, for a …

In Vitro Antidiabetic, Anti-Obesity and Antioxidant Analysis of Ocimum basilicum Aerial Biomass and in Silico Molecular Docking Simulations with Alpha-Amylase and …

ZI Noor, D Ahmed, HM Rehman, MT Qamar, M Froeyen… - Biology, 2019 - mdpi.com
The present study explored phytochemicals, porcine pancreatic α-amylase (PPA) and lipase
(PPL) inhibitory activities and antioxidant potential of polar and nonpolar extracts of the …

Discovery of Rift Valley fever virus natural pan-inhibitors by targeting its multiple key proteins through computational approaches

I Fatima, S Ahmad, MA Alamri, MU Mirza… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract The Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) is a zoonotic arbovirus and pathogenic to both
humans and animals. Currently, no proven effective RVFV drugs or licensed vaccine are …

Discovery of anti-MERS-CoV small covalent inhibitors through pharmacophore modeling, covalent docking and molecular dynamics simulation

MA Alamri, MT ul Qamar, O Afzal, AB Alabbas… - Journal of molecular …, 2021 - Elsevier
Middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is a fatal pathogen that poses a
serious health risk worldwide and especially in the middle east countries. Targeting the …