Synthesis, characterization and identification of inhibitory activity on the main protease of COVID-19 by molecular docking strategy of (4-oxo-piperidinium ethylene acetal) trioxonitrate
In this investigation a single crystal of (-xo-iperidinium thylene cetal) trioxoitrate () was synthesized by modifying the mechanism of gradual evaporation at ambient temperature. The operational groupings are found in the complex material in the elaborate substance, according to the infrared spectrum. Single crystal X-ray diffraction suggests, (4OPEAN) with the chemical formula (CHNO)NO belongs to the orthorhombic space group nma and is centrosymmetric in three dimensions with the aforementioned network configurations, a = 11.7185(8) Å, b = 7.2729(6) Å, c = 11.0163(8) Å, Z = 4, V = 938.89(12) Å, R = 0.0725 and wR = 0.1762. Many N-H…O and C-H…O hydrogen bridges, both bifurcated and non-bifurcated, link the 4-oxo-piperidinium ethylene acetal cations to the trigonal (NO) anions. Molecular geometry and optimal parameters of (4OPEAN) have been determined via DFT computations at the theory-level B3LYP/6-311 ++ G(d, p), these have been contrasted with the X-ray data already available. Hirshfeld surface analysis has made it possible for the visualization and quantification of relationships between molecules in the crystal composition. Quantum theory atoms in molecules, electron location function, decreased density gradient, and localized orbital locator research have all been used to explore non-covalent interactions in crystal structure. In order to pinpoint both the nucleophilic and electrophilic locations that support hydrogen bond formation, the molecule electrostatic potential was determined. The greatest and lowest energies of occupied and unfilled molecular orbitals, together with additional derived atomic characteristics, show the material to be extremely stable and hard. According to a molecular docking study, 4OPEAN may exhibit inhibiting effects on the 6Y84 and 7EJY virus proteins from corona (COVID-19).
The 21st century disaster: The COVID-19 epidemiology, risk factors and control
The 21st century will be indelible in the world as ruin of the outbreak of COVID-19 was arose in Wuhan, China has now spread all over the world, up to August 2020. This study was based on the factors affecting the epidemiology of this virus in human societies of global concern. We studied the articles published in journals on various aspects of nCoVID19. The Wikipedia and WHO situation reports have also been searched out for related information. Outcomes were followed up until 2020. The COVID-19 is a virus with pandemic potential which may continue to cause regular infection in human. The pandemic outbreak of COVID-19 threatened public health across the globe in form of system as reflected in the shape of emergency. Approximately 21 million humans are infected and 759,400 have lost their lives till 2020 in all over the world. We have described epidemiological features, reservoirs, transmission, incubation period, rate of fatality, management including recent clinical chemotherapeutic approach and preventive measurements and masses which are at risk of COVID19. This virus causes viral pneumonia when it attacks on respiratory system and multiple failure which can leads to life threatening complications. It is believed to be zoonotic importance although it is not clear from which animal and how it is transmitted. Zoonotic transmission of COVID-19 has not yet known by science. The current study will help to establish a baseline for early effective control of this rapidly spreading severe viral illness. The available data on COVID-19 indicates that older males with comorbidities would have been more infected, which can result in severe respiratory complications. Implementation of preventive measurements, investigation of proper chemotherapeutics and detection of cross species transmission agents must be ensured.
1,4,9,9-tetramethyloctahydro-4,7-(epoxymethano)azulen-5(1)-one, a natural product as a potential inhibitor of COVID-19: Extraction, crystal structure, and virtual screening approach
In the present work, we describe the extraction of a natural product namely 1,4,9,9-tetramethyloctahydro-4,7-(epoxymethano)azulen-5(1)-one, and its structure was confirmed by single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The conformations of the 5-, 6-, and 7-membered rings in the title compound, CHO, have been probed by a Cremer-Pople puckering analysis. C-H···O hydrogen bonds generate chains in the crystal that stretch along the -axis direction. The Hirshfeld surface analysis method was used to stabilize the crystal packing of the natural compound. Accompanied by experimental studies, quantum chemical calculations were also performed to compare the structural elucidation and the results of these geometrical parameters exhibited excellent agreement. The compound was also docked with several drug targets of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and found to show the best binding with the main protease enzyme, having a binding energy of -12.31 kcal/mol and interacting with His41 and Cys145 residues. The dynamic stability deciphered the complex to be stable with an average RMSD of 3.8 Å. The compound dynamics with the enzyme showed the compound conformation to be highly stable. The intermolecular binding free energy determined the compound-main protease enzyme to show high interaction energy of < 40 kcal/mol. Together, these studies demonstrate the compound to be a lead structure against SARS-CoV-2.
Dental calculus - An emerging bio resource for past SARS CoV2 detection, studying its evolution and relationship with oral microflora
The most grievous threat to human health has been witnessed worldwide with the recent outbreak of Corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19). There is mounting evidence available regarding theconnect of COVID -19 and oral cavity, particularly periodontal disease. The current review provides an update on the diagnostic potential of dental calculus and how this bio resource may help in providing us huge amount of diagnostic regarding the causative virus. Contemporary standard method of diagnosis via nasopharyngeal swabs (NPS) is tedious, may enhance the risk of aerosol contamination by inducing sneezing and detects the presence of active infection only.However,dental calculus being a mineralized deposit serves as a reservoir for biomoleculesand provides detection of past SARS CoV2 infection. Further, the abundance of information that can be obtained from this remarkable mineralized deposit on teeth regarding the viral genome, its evolution and interactions with the oral microflora shall enhance the understanding of the viral disease process and its connection with the periodontal disease. Additional diagnostic information, which may be obtained from this simple bio reservoir can complement the contemporary diagnostic strategies adopted in the management of COVID-19pandemic and enhance our existing knowledge for developing improvised novel approaches to mitigate the effects of mutated variants of the infectious agent.
Causes of higher levels of stress among students in higher education who used eLearning platforms during the COVID-19 pandemic
This work aims to study the levels of stress among students using e-learning platforms during the COVID-19 pandemic in higher education institutions. The major factors of higher-level stress among the student community focused on this study are: Changes in academic environment, family, social, personal, health and cognitive.
Multi-objective deep learning framework for COVID-19 dataset problems
It has been reported that a deadly virus known as COVID-19 has arisen in China and has spread rapidly throughout the country. The globe was shattered, and a large number of people on the planet died. It quickly became an epidemic due to the absence of apparent symptoms and causes for patients, confusion appears due to the lack of sufficient laboratory results, and its intelligent algorithms were used to make decisions on clinical outcomes.
Impact of quarantine on sleep quality and psychological status in COVID-19 suspected cases in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
The purpose of this study was to investigate into mental health outcomes such as stress, anxiety, and depression, as well as sleep quality in suspected COVID-19 quarantined cases.
Inhibition of SARS-CoV2 viral infection with natural antiviral plants constituents: An in-silico approach
In 2019, a novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS CoV-2) was declared pandemic. Advancement in computational technology has provided rapid and cost-effective techniques to test the efficacy of newer therapeutic agents. This study evaluated some of the potent phytochemicals obtained from AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga, Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, Sowa-Rigpa, and Homeopathy)-listed medicinal plants against SARS-CoV-2 proteins using computational techniques.
Delivery of siRNAs against MERS-CoV in Vero and HEK-293 cells: A comparative evaluation of transfection reagents
A new coronavirus was identified in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia in 2012 and designated as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV). To date, this virus has been reported in 27 countries. The virus transmission to humans has already been reported from camels. Currently, there is no vaccine or antiviral therapy available against this virus.
The nanomolar affinity of C-phycocyanin from virtual screening of microalgal bioactive as potential ACE2 inhibitor for COVID-19 therapy
The global pandemic of COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2 has caused more than 400 million infections with more than 5.7 million deaths worldwide, and the number of validated therapies from natural products for treating coronavirus infections needs to be increased. Therefore, the virtual screening of bioactive compounds from natural products based on computational methods could be an interesting strategy. Among many sources of bioactive natural products, compounds from marine organisms, particularly microalgae and cyanobacteria, can be potential antiviral agents. The present study investigates bioactive antiviral compounds from microalgae and cyanobacteria as a potential inhibitor of SARS-CoV-2 by targeting Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme II (ACE2) using integrated and approaches. Our analysis demonstrates that C-Phycocyanin (CPC) can potentially inhibit the binding of ACE2 receptor and SARS-CoV-2 with the docking score of -9.7 kcal mol. This score is relatively more favorable than the native ligand on ACE2 receptor. Molecular dynamics simulation also reveals the stability interaction between both CPC and ACE2 receptor with a root mean square deviation (RMSD) value of 1.5 Å. Additionally, our analysis using the surface plasmon resonance (SPR) method shows that CPC has a high affinity for ACE2 with a binding affinity range from 5 to 125 µM, with K 3.37 nM. This study could serve as a reference to design microalgae- or cyanobacteria-based antiviral drugs for prophylaxis in SARS-CoV-2 infections.
Community behavioral change and management of COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from Indonesia
This study aims to investigate the effect of information and motivation on behavioral change related to the COVID-19 pandemic management in Indonesia. It also examines the role of behavioral skills in mediating the information-behavioral change relationship and the motivation-behavioral change relationship.
Benchmarked molecular docking integrated molecular dynamics stability analysis for prediction of SARS-CoV-2 papain-like protease inhibition by olive secoiridoids
We performed a virtual screening of olive secoiridoids of the OliveNet library to predict SARS-CoV-2 PLpro inhibition. Benchmarked molecular docking protocol that evaluated the performance of two docking programs was applied to execute virtual screening. Molecular dynamics stability analysis of the top-ranked olive secoiridoid docked to PLpro was also carried out.
Relationship between KIR genotypes and HLA-ligands with SARS-CoV-2 infection in the Saudi population
To ascertain whether killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIR) genes polymorphisms and HLA-I ligands are associated with COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia.
Determinants, predictors and negative impacts of burnout among health care workers during COVID-19 pandemic
The first defense line of the battle, healthcare workers (HCWs), faces a significant challenge in managing the current COVID-19 pandemic. n online electronic survey was sent to HCWs via email and social media networks. Socio-demographic data and work environment-related variables were assessed. Consequences of burnout (BO) were reported, e.g., elicited medical errors. Maslach burnout inventory was used to diagnose BO. Two hundred and eighty-four participants were included with a mean age of 39.83 ± 7.34 years, 70.8% worked in the COVID-19 frontline, 91.9% were followed daily updates about COVID-19, 63.7% were not satisfied with the coordination between triage and isolation, 64.4% got COVID-19 infection, 91.9% had a colleague or family member developed COVID-19 infection, and 21.5% experienced a colleague /a family member died due to COVID-19. Multivariate analysis by linear regression revealed that; working as a frontline HCW (OR 1.28, CI = 0.14-2.55) and sleep deprivation (OR 3.93, CI = 1.88-8.22) were the predictors of burnout.
Masitinib analogues with the -methylpiperazine group replaced - A new hope for the development of anti-COVID-19 drugs
Masitinib is an orally acceptable tyrosine kinase inhibitor that is currently investigated under clinical trials against cancer, asthma, Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. A recent study confirmed the anti-severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) activity of masitinib through inhibition of the main protease (M) enzyme, an important pharmacological drug target to block the replication of the coronavirus. However, due to the adverse effects and lower potency of the drug, there are opportunities to design better analogues of masitinib. Herein, we substituted the -methylpiperazine group of Masitinib with different chemical moieties and evaluated their drug-likeness and toxicities. The filtered analogues were subjected to molecular docking studies which revealed that the analogues with substituents methylamine in M10 (CID10409602), morpholine in M23 (CID59789397) and 4-methylmorpholine in M32 (CID143003625) have a stronger affinity to the drug receptor compared to masitinib. The molecular dynamics (MD) simulation analysis reveals that the identified analogues alter the mobility, structural compactness, accessibility to solvent molecules, and the number of hydrogen bonds in the native target enzyme. These structural alterations can help explain the inhibitory mechanisms of these analogues against the target enzyme. Thus, our studies provide avenues for the design of new masitinib analogues as the SARS-CoV-2 M inhibitors.
Prospect of herbal medication as prevention against COVID variants
Personal immunity frolicked an essential role in combating COVID-19 impacts on human health individually and collectively in community. Literature represented the fact about food or nutritional supplements are certified to protect against diseases; this was the reason behind public trust on certain plants and other commercial products to boost up immunity against coronavirus disease. Present study was conducted to observe the attitude of common public towards natural herbs in treating various diseases and to assess the possible potential of herbal medication in prevention of negative impacts of different variants of COVID-19 on human health at herbal clinic named "Pakistan Matab". Results concluded that most of the patients (About 80%) avoided COVID-19 testing even on experiencing major symptoms and they preferred herbal medication. Patients who died by COVID-19 were also experiencing different diseases like liver and Kideny malfunctioning; old age was another significant factor in this case. About 90% of patients were COVID symptomatic and 10% were carrying other diseases during observational study period at herbal clinic. Study represented that patients who visited clinic, have a faith on herbal medication with about 60% of patients in favor of vaccine and allopathic medication in combination with herbal treatment. Study investigated that vaccine was only for one type of variant and use of herbal medicines could be better option to boost up immunity against various COVID variants.
Detection of the peptidyl epitope for vaccine development against MPV
Monkeypox Virus (MPV) is the cause of zoonotic disease characterized by skin-eruption with pus cell formation and lymphadenopathy. This virus belongs to the Orthopoxvirus genus with DNA as its genetic material. Previously, this infection was reported from Africa and occasionally from USA and UK. However, recently there is a sudden surge of infection in non-epidemic countries and a new strain of MPVhas been discovered. Therefore it is important to revisit the phylogeny of MPV with the addition of new strains. Recently WHO also stressed the need of developing vaccines for new strains. In this scenario we have two objectives for this study -first, to reveal the exact phylogenetic position of the 2022 strain and second, to identify specific peptides which may be used for vaccine development in the future.
ZnO-chlorogenic acid nanostructured complex inhibits Covid-19 pathogenesis and increases hydroxychloroquine efficacy
The study purpose was to compare the anti- novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) property of chlorogenic acid (CGA) and Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO-NP) with the new valid synthesized complex of ZnO /CGA-NPs.
Seasonal variations impact on SARS-CoV-2 incidence and mortality in southern and northern hemispheres: Two years pandemic period based study
The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) infection is a highly challenging problem in the world. The impact of weather conditions on the spread of SARS-CoV-2 has been hypothesized, but the level of understanding remains lacking. This study investigates the impact of seasonal variations on SARS-CoV-2 incidence and mortality in the Southern and Northern hemispheres.
Screening, molecular simulation & kinetics of virtually designed covid-19 main protease inhibitors
Coronavirus (covid-19) infection is considered to be deadliest ever pandemic experienced by the human being. It has very badly affected the socio-economic health of human and stuck the scientific community to think and rethink about its complete eradication. But due to no effective treatment or unavailability of vaccine the health professional could not show any significant improvement to control the pandemic. The situation needs newer molecule, vaccine or effective treatment to control covid-19 infection. Different target in viruses has been explored and proteases enzymes were found to be therapeutically effective target for the design of potential anti-covid-19 molecule as it plays the vital role in viral replication and assembly. Structure-based drug design was employed to discover the small molecule of anti-covid-19. Here we considered the small library of naturally occurring polyphenolic compounds and molecular docking, Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, free binding energy calculation ADME calculations to identify the newer HITs. Based upon their score the two molecules were identified as promising candidate. The docking scores were found to be -7.643 and -7.065 for the HIT1 and HIT-2 respectively. In MD simulations study the RMSD values were found to be 4.3 Å & 4.9 Å respectively. To validate these results MM-GBSA was performed and their binding free energies were computationally determined. The prime energy values of identified HITs (-13412.45 & -13441.8 kJ/mole) were found to be very close proximity to reference molecule (-13493.05 kJ/mole). Then ADME calculations were performed to calculate the drug likeliness identified HITs. BY considering all the values comparative to reference molecule and obtained pharmacokinetic properties of identified HITs we can suggest that HIT-1 and HIT-2 would be the most promising molecules that can inhibit the main protease enzyme of covid-19. These two molecules would become the potential drug candidate for the treatment of covid-19 infections.
The potential molecular implications of adiponectin in the evolution of SARS-CoV-2: Inbuilt tendency
Adiponectin (APN) is an adipokine concerned in the regulation of glucose metabolism, insulin sensitivity and fatty acid oxidation. APN plays a critical role in viral infections by regulating the immune response through its anti-inflammatory/pro-inflammatory axis. Reduction of APN may augment the severity of viral infections because APN inhibits immune cells' response via suppression of inflammatory signaling pathways and stimulation of adenosine monophosphate protein kinase (AMPK). Moreover, APN inhibits the stimulation of nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) and regulates the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines, such as tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) and interleukins (IL-18, IL-6). In COVID-19, abnormalities of the fatty tissue due to oxidative stress (OS) and hyperinflammation may inhibit the production and release of APN. APN has lung-protective effect and can prevent SARS-CoV-2-induced acute lung injury (ALI) through the amelioration of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, endothelial dysfunction (ED) and stimulation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-alpha (PPAR-α). It has been established that there is a potential correlation between inflammatory signal transduction pathways and APN that contributes to the development of SARS-CoV-2 infections. Deregulation of these molecular pathways affects the expression of APN and vice versa. In addition, the reduction of APN effect in SARS-CoV-2 infection could be a potential cause of the exacerbation of pro-inflammatory effects which are associated with the disease severity. In this context, exploratory, developmental, and extensive prospective studies are necessary.