Ellagic Acid as a Potential Inhibitor against the Nonstructural Protein NS3 Helicase of Zika Virus: A Molecular Modelling Study

Autor: Malathi Kullappan, Balakrishnan Anna Benedict, Anusha Rajajagadeesan, Padmasini Baskaran, Nanthini Devi Periadurai, Jenifer Mallavarpu Ambrose, Sri Harshini Gandhamaneni, Aruna Kumari Nakkella, Alok Agarwal, Vishnu Priya Veeraraghavan, Krishna Mohan Surapaneni
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: BioMed Research International.
ISSN: 2314-6133
DOI: 10.1155/2022/2044577
Popis: Zika virus is a member of the Flaviviridae family and genus Flavivirus, which has a phylogenetic relationship with spondweni virus. It spreads to humans through a mosquito bite. To identify potential inhibitors for the Zika virus with biosafety, we selected natural antiviral compounds isolated from plant sources and screened against NS3 helicase of the Zika virus. The enzymatic activity of the NS3 helicase is associated with the C-terminal region and is concerned with RNA synthesis and genome replication. It serves as a crucial target for the Zika virus. We carried out molecular docking for the target NS3 helicase against the selected 25 phytochemicals using AutoDock Vina software. Among the 25 plant compounds, we identified NS3 helicase-ellagic acid (-9.9 kcal/mol), NS3 helicase-hypericin (-9.8 kcal/mol), and NS3 helicase-pentagalloylglucose (-9.5 kcal/mol) as the best binding affinity compounds based on their binding energies. To understand the stability of these complexes, molecular dynamic simulations were executed and the trajectory analysis exposed that the NS3 helicase-ellagic acid complex possesses greater stability than the other two complexes such as NS3 helicase-hypericin and NS3 helicase-pentagalloylglucose. The ADMET property prediction of these compounds resulted in nontoxicity and noncarcinogenicity.
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