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Computational studies reveal mechanism by which quinone derivatives can inhibit SARS-CoV-2. Study of embelin and two therapeutic compounds of interest, methyl prednisolone and dexamethasone

BACKGROUND: Quinones are reactive to proteins containing cysteine residues and the main protease in Covid-19 contains an active site that includes Cys145. Embelin, a quinone natural product, is known to have antiviral activity against influenza and hepatitis B. Preliminary studies by our group also...

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Autores principales: Caruso, Francesco, Rossi, Miriam, Pedersen, Jens Z., Incerpi, Sandra
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7556809/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33109497
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jiph.2020.09.015