Preventing the Interaction between Coronaviruses Spike Protein and Angiotensin I Converting Enzyme 2: An <i>In Silico</i> Mechanistic Case Study on Emodin as a Potential Model Compound

Preventing the Interaction between Coronaviruses Spike Protein and Angiotensin I Converting Enzyme 2: An <i>In Silico</i> Mechanistic Case Study on Emodin as a Potential Model Compound

Emodin, a widespread natural anthraquinone, has many biological activities including health-protective and adverse effects. Amongst beneficial effects, potential antiviral activity against coronavirus responsible for the severe acute respiratory syndrome outbreak in 2002–2003 has been described asso...

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Main Authors: Luca Dellafiora, Jean Lou C M Dorne, Gianni Galaverna, Chiara Dall’Asta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-09-01
Series:Applied Sciences
Subjects:
emodin
antiviral activity
molecular modeling
spike protein
coronavirus
mechanism of action
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/18/6358

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