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Drug Repurposing Against Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme-Related Carboxypeptidase (Ace2) Through Computational Approach Publisher



Vaseghi G1 ; Golestaneh A2 ; Jafari L3 ; Ghasemi F4
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  1. 1. Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Center, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
  2. 2. Applied Physiology Research Center, Cardiovascular Research Institute, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
  3. 3. Department of Bioinformatics and Systems Biology, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
  4. 4. Medical Image and Signal Processing Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

Source: Journal of Medical Signals and Sensors Published:2022


Abstract

Ongoing novel coronavirus (COVID-19) with high mortality is an infectious disease in the world which epidemic in 2019 with human-human transmission. According to the literature, S-protein is one of the main proteins of COVID-19 that bind to the human cell receptor angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2). In this study, it was attempted to identify the main effective drugs approved that may be repurposed to the binding site of ACE2. High throughput virtual screening based on the docking study was performed to know which one of the small-molecules had a potential interaction with ACE2 structure. Forasmuch as investigating and identifying the best ACE2 inhibitors among more than 3,500 small-molecules is time-consuming, supercomputer was utilized to apply docking-based virtual screening. Outputs of the proposed computational model revealed that vincristine, vinbelastin and bisoctrizole can significantly bind to ACE2 and may interface with its normal activity. © 2022 Isfahan University of Medical Sciences(IUMS). All rights reserved.
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