Id |
Subject |
Object |
Predicate |
Lexical cue |
T291 |
0-25 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Conclusion and discussion |
T292 |
26-122 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The spike proteins of corona viruses are essential for entry of the virus into the target cells. |
T293 |
123-291 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The spike protein exists as a trimer on the surface of the virus with one of the monomer in up conformation and the other two in down conformation (Wrapp et al., 2020). |
T294 |
292-433 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The N-terminal region (S1) of the S protein is important for binding to the cellular receptor ACE2 (Hoffmann et al., 2020; Tai et al., 2020). |
T295 |
434-610 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The S protein undergoes priming by cellular protease, TMPRSS2 and the S2 region of the protein is responsible for fusion of viral and cellular membrane (Hoffmann et al., 2020). |
T296 |
611-770 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Therefore, identifying therapeutics for the S protein of the novel corona virus could potentially target the critical process of entry and fusion of the virus. |
T297 |
771-886 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Curcumin and its derivatives are known for their many biological activities, one of them is its antiviral activity. |
T298 |
887-1017 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Therefore, here, we examined the potential of curcumin, and its derivatives, to bind to the SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 spike protein. |
T299 |
1018-1367 |
Sentence |
denotes |
From our computational molecular docking approach (using auto dock 4.2, PDB ID - 6CRV, 6M0J) and in-silico ADMET tool, we predicted that Bis-demethoxy curcumin, compound-4 and compound-2 were the most recommended curcumin compounds which bind to RBD domain of the SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein and SARS-CoV spike protein efficiently in in silico studies. |
T300 |
1368-1597 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Curcumin has earlier shown to have specific inhibitory effect on the NA activity in influenza virus (Chen et al., 2013; Richart et al., 2018) and modulating immune response to prevent injury to the lung tissue (Han et al., 2018). |
T301 |
1598-1746 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Till date, Bis-demethoxy curcumin has shown to have anti-cancer and hepato-protective activities (Kumaravel et al., 2013; Rajagopalan et al., 2010). |
T302 |
1747-1827 |
Sentence |
denotes |
This is the first time; it is predicted to have a potential anti-viral activity. |
T303 |
1828-2030 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Therefore, these curcumin derivatives, which have been predicted to bind to the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, could be explored as probable inhibitors of COVID-19 spike protein through experimental studies. |