DFT Calculations and In silico Study of Chlorogenic, Ellagic and Quisqualic acids as Potential Inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease Mpro

Autor: S. Shahab, H. A. Almodarresiyeh, M. Sheikhi, S. A. Saud, S. Kaviani
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Biointerface Research in Applied Chemistry. 12:61-73
ISSN: 2069-5837
DOI: 10.33263/briac121.061073
Popis: In the present work, at first, density functional theory calculations were performed to investigate the molecular structure of the Chlorogenic, Ellagic, and Quisqualic acids by CAMB3LYP/MidiX level of theory. A detail of quantum molecular descriptors of the title compounds such as ionization potential (IP) and Electron Affinities (EA), Hardness (η), Softness (S), Electronegativity (), Electrophilic Index (), Electron Donating Power (-), Electron Accepting Power (+) and Energy Gap (Eg) have been calculated. Pharmacokinetic properties of the title compounds and their bioactivity were investigated. In the following, a molecular docking study was carried out to screen for an effective available compound that may work as a strong inhibitor for the SARS-CoV-2 main protease Mpro. The binding energy between SARS-CoV-2 main protease Mpro and title organic acids showed a good binding affinity. Therefore, the Chlorogenic, Ellagic, and Quisqualic acids can be used for potential application against the SARS-CoV-2 main protease Mpro. © 2021 by the authors.
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