Journal
MEMBRANES
Volume 12, Issue 10, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/membranes12100941
Keywords
remdesivir; favipiravir; membrane; molecular dynamics simulation; all-atom; antivirals
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- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) [MU1017/12-1, SCHE 1755/4-1]
- CONICET postdoctoral fellowship
- Leipzig University - German Research Foundation
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The structure and dynamics of membranes are crucial for the proper functioning of cells. Two compounds used in therapeutics against COVID-19, remdesivir and favipiravir, were found to spontaneously bind to model lipid membranes in molecular dynamics simulation assays.
The structure and dynamics of membranes are crucial to ensure the proper functioning of cells. There are some compounds used in therapeutics that show nonspecific interactions with membranes in addition to their specific molecular target. Among them, two compounds recently used in therapeutics against COVID-19, remdesivir and favipiravir, were subjected to molecular dynamics simulation assays. In these, we demonstrated that the compounds can spontaneously bind to model lipid membranes in the presence or absence of cholesterol. These findings correlate with the corresponding experimental results recently reported by our group. In conclusion, insertion of the compounds into the membrane is observed, with a mean position close to the phospholipid head groups.
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