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Examining sialic acid derivatives as potential inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein receptor binding domain

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TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2023.2234044

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SARS-CoV-2; molecular docking; potential of mean force; molecular dynamics; protein-ligand; >

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Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS CoV-2) is the primary cause of the global COVID-19 pandemic that has affected millions of lives worldwide. The infection occurs when the viral spike protein receptor binding domain (SP-RBD) binds to the human cell angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptor. Sialic acid-based molecules show strong binding affinity to SP RBD and have the potential to serve as inhibitors to prevent the binding of RBD-ACE2.
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS CoV-2) has been the primary reason behind the COVID-19 global pandemic which has affected millions of lives worldwide. The fundamental cause of the infection is the molecular binding of the viral spike protein receptor binding domain (SP-RBD) with the human cell angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptor. The infection can be prevented if the binding of RBD-ACE2 is resisted by utilizing certain inhibitors or drugs that demonstrate strong binding affinity towards the SP RBD. Sialic acid based glycans found widely in human cells and tissues have notable propensity of binding to viral proteins of the coronaviridae family. Recent experimental literature have used N-acetyl neuraminic acid (Sialic acid) to create diagnostic sensors for SARS-CoV-2, but a detailed interrogation of the underlying molecular mechanisms is warranted. Here, we perform all atom molecular dynamics (MD) simulations for the complexes of certain Sialic acid-based molecules with that of SP RBD of SARS CoV-2. Our results indicate that Sialic acid not only reproduces a binding affinity comparable to the RBD-ACE2 interactions, it also assumes the longest time to dissociate completely from the protein binding pocket of SP RBD. Our predictions corroborate that a combination of electrostatic and van der Waals energies as well the polar hydrogen bond interactions between the RBD residues and the inhibitors influence free energy of binding.Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma

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