Finding an effective drug to prevent or treat COVID-19 is of utmost importance in tcurrent pandemic. Since developing a new treatment takes a significant amount of time, drug repurposing can be an effective option for achieving a rapid response. This study used a combined in silico virtual screening protocol for candidate SARS-CoV-2 PLpro inhibitors. The Drugbank database was searched first, using the Informational Spectrum Method for Small Molecules, followed by molecular docking. Gramicidin D was selected as a peptide drug, showing the best in silico interaction profile with PLpro. After the expression and purification of PLpro, gramicidin D was screened for protease inhibition in vitro and was found to be active against PLpro. The current study’s findings are significant because it is critical to identify COVID-19 therapies that are efficient, affordable, and have a favorable safety profile.
Keywords:
PLpro candidate inhibitor / PLpro / gramicidin D / COVID-19 / anti SARS-CoV-2
TY - JOUR
AU - Glišić, Sanja
AU - Prodanović, Radivoje
AU - Paessler, Slobodan
AU - Perović, Vladimir
AU - Milićević, Jelena
AU - Prodanović, Olivera
AU - Senčanski, Milan
AU - Kaličanin, Nevena
AU - Protić, Sara
PY - 2023
UR - http://cherry.chem.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5884
AB - Finding an effective drug to prevent or treat COVID-19 is of utmost importance in tcurrent pandemic. Since developing a new treatment takes a significant amount of time, drug repurposing can be an effective option for achieving a rapid response. This study used a combined in silico virtual screening protocol for candidate SARS-CoV-2 PLpro inhibitors. The Drugbank database was searched first, using the Informational Spectrum Method for Small Molecules, followed by molecular docking. Gramicidin D was selected as a peptide drug, showing the best in silico interaction profile with PLpro. After the expression and purification of PLpro, gramicidin D was screened for protease inhibition in vitro and was found to be active against PLpro. The current study’s findings are significant because it is critical to identify COVID-19 therapies that are efficient, affordable, and have a favorable safety profile.
PB - MDPI
T2 - Int. J. Mol. Sci.
T1 - In Silico and In Vitro Inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 PLpro with Gramicidin D
VL - 24
IS - 3
SP - 1955
DO - 10.3390/ijms24031955
ER -
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author = "Glišić, Sanja and Prodanović, Radivoje and Paessler, Slobodan and Perović, Vladimir and Milićević, Jelena and Prodanović, Olivera and Senčanski, Milan and Kaličanin, Nevena and Protić, Sara",
year = "2023",
abstract = "Finding an effective drug to prevent or treat COVID-19 is of utmost importance in tcurrent pandemic. Since developing a new treatment takes a significant amount of time, drug repurposing can be an effective option for achieving a rapid response. This study used a combined in silico virtual screening protocol for candidate SARS-CoV-2 PLpro inhibitors. The Drugbank database was searched first, using the Informational Spectrum Method for Small Molecules, followed by molecular docking. Gramicidin D was selected as a peptide drug, showing the best in silico interaction profile with PLpro. After the expression and purification of PLpro, gramicidin D was screened for protease inhibition in vitro and was found to be active against PLpro. The current study’s findings are significant because it is critical to identify COVID-19 therapies that are efficient, affordable, and have a favorable safety profile.",
publisher = "MDPI",
journal = "Int. J. Mol. Sci.",
title = "In Silico and In Vitro Inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 PLpro with Gramicidin D",
volume = "24",
number = "3",
pages = "1955",
doi = "10.3390/ijms24031955"
}
Glišić, S., Prodanović, R., Paessler, S., Perović, V., Milićević, J., Prodanović, O., Senčanski, M., Kaličanin, N.,& Protić, S.. (2023). In Silico and In Vitro Inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 PLpro with Gramicidin D. in Int. J. Mol. Sci.
MDPI., 24(3), 1955.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24031955
Glišić S, Prodanović R, Paessler S, Perović V, Milićević J, Prodanović O, Senčanski M, Kaličanin N, Protić S. In Silico and In Vitro Inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 PLpro with Gramicidin D. in Int. J. Mol. Sci.. 2023;24(3):1955.
doi:10.3390/ijms24031955 .
Glišić, Sanja, Prodanović, Radivoje, Paessler, Slobodan, Perović, Vladimir, Milićević, Jelena, Prodanović, Olivera, Senčanski, Milan , Kaličanin, Nevena, Protić, Sara, "In Silico and In Vitro Inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 PLpro with Gramicidin D" in Int. J. Mol. Sci., 24, no. 3 (2023):1955,
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24031955 . .
