Harnessing and bioprospecting botanical-based herbal medicines against potential drug targets for COVID-19: a review coupled molecular docking studies

Pal, Tarun; Anand, Uttpal; Mitra, Shreya Sikdar; Biswas, Protha; Tripathi, Vijay; Proćków, Jarosław; Dey, Abhijit; Lastra, José Manuel Pérez de la

doi:10.1080/07391102.2023.2187634

Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics

2023

DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2023.2187634

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Harnessing and bioprospecting botanical-based herbal medicines against potential drug targets for COVID-19: a review coupled molecular docking studies

Tarun Pal

Uttpal Anand²,

Shreya Sikdar Mitra

et al.

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Cheminformatics and systems pharmacology approaches to unveil the potential plant bioactives to combat COVID‐19

Muralitharan,

Varadharajan,

Venkidasamy

2023

J of Molecular Recognition

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COVID‐19 was a global pandemic in the year 2020. Several treatment options failed to cure the disease. Thus, plant‐based medicines are becoming a trend nowadays due to their less side effects. Bioactive chemicals from natural sources have been utilised for centuries as treatment options for a variety of ailments. To find out the potent bioactive compounds to counteract COVID‐19, we use systems pharmacology and cheminformatics. They use the definitive data and predict the possible outcomes. In this study, we collected a total of 72 phytocompounds from the medicinally important plants such as Garcinia mangostana and Cinnamomum verum, of which 13 potential phytocompounds were identified to be active against the COVID‐19 infection based on Swiss Target Prediction and compound target network analysis. These phytocompounds were annotated to identify the specific human receptor that targets COVID‐19‐specific genes such as MAPK8, MAPK14, ACE, CYP3A4, TLR4 and TYK2. Among these, compounds such as smeathxanthone A, demethylcalabaxanthone, mangostanol, trapezifolixanthone from Garcinia mangostana and camphene from C. verum were putatively target various COVID‐19‐related genes. Molecular docking results showed that smeathxanthone A and demethylcalabaxanthone exhibit increased binding efficiency towards the COVID‐19‐related receptor proteins. These compounds also showed efficient putative pharmacoactive properties than the commercial drugs ((R)‐remdesivir, favipiravir and hydroxychloroquine) used to cure COVID‐19. In conclusion, our study highlights the use of cheminformatics approach to unravel the potent and novel phytocompounds against COVID‐19. These phytocompounds may be safer to use, more efficient and less harmful. This study highlights the value of natural products in the search for new drugs and identifies candidates with great promise.

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Cheminformatics and systems pharmacology approaches to unveil the potential plant bioactives to combat COVID‐19

Muralitharan,

Varadharajan,

Venkidasamy

2023

J of Molecular Recognition

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Computational screening of phytocompounds from C. amboinicus identifies potential inhibitors of influenza A (H3N2) virus by targeting hemagglutinin

Hemavathi,

Middha,

Raju

et al. 2024

Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics

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Harnessing and bioprospecting botanical-based herbal medicines against potential drug targets for COVID-19: a review coupled molecular docking studies

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Cheminformatics and systems pharmacology approaches to unveil the potential plant bioactives to combat COVID‐19

Cheminformatics and systems pharmacology approaches to unveil the potential plant bioactives to combat COVID‐19

Computational screening of phytocompounds from C. amboinicus identifies potential inhibitors of influenza A (H3N2) virus by targeting hemagglutinin

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