Journal article
Antiviral Peptides as Promising Therapeutics against SARS-CoV-2
Surid Mohammad Chowdhury, Shafi Ahmad Talukder, Akib Mahmud Khan, Nadia Afrin, Md Ackas Ali, Rajib Islam, Rimon Parves, Abdulla Al Mamun, Md Abu Sufian, Md Nayeem Hossain, Mohammed Akhter Hossain, Mohammad A Halim
The Journal of Physical Chemistry B: Biophysical Chemistry, Biomaterials, Liquids, and Soft Matter | AMER CHEMICAL SOC | Published : 2020
Abstract
Over 50 peptides, which were known to inhibit SARS-CoV-1, were computationally screened against the receptor-binding domain (RBD) of the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2. Based on the binding affinity and interaction, 15 peptides were selected, which showed higher affinity compared to the α-helix of the human ACE2 receptor. Molecular dynamics simulation demonstrated that two peptides, S2P25 and S2P26, were the most promising candidates, which could potentially block the entry of SARS-CoV-2. Tyr489 and Tyr505 residues present in the "finger-like" projections of the RBD were found to be critical for peptide interaction. Hydrogen bonding and hydrophobic interactions played important roles in prompti..
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Funding Acknowledgements
We are grateful to our donors who supported to build a computational platform (http://grc-bd.org/donate/).The authors like to acknowledge the World Academy of Science (TWAS) to purchase the high-performance computer for performing MD simulation.