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pmc: PMC8014820
handle: 10261/229087
AbstractWe report the synthesis and characterization of a fullerene‐steroid hybrid that contains H2@C60 and a dehydroepiandrosterone moiety synthesized by a cyclopropanation reaction with 76 % yield. Theoretical calculations at the DFT‐D3(BJ)/PBE 6‐311G(d,p) level predict the most stable conformation and that the saturation of a double bond is the main factor causing the upfield shielding of the signal appearing at −3.13 ppm, which corresponds to the H2 located inside the fullerene cage. Relevant stereoelectronic parameters were also investigated and reinforce the idea that electronic interactions must be considered to develop studies on chemical‐biological interactions. A molecular docking simulation predicted that the binding energy values for the protease‐hybrid complexes were −9.9 kcal/mol and −13.5 kcal/mol for PLpro and 3CLpro respectively, indicating the potential use of the synthesized steroid‐H2@C60 as anti‐SARS‐Cov‐2 agent.
Binding Sites, SARS-CoV-2, Cyclopropanation, SARS-Cov-2, Static Electricity, COVID-19, Coronavirus Papain-Like Proteases, General Chemistry, Steroid hybrids, Androsterone, Antiviral Agents, Molecular Docking Simulation, Molecular docking, Humans, Thermodynamics, Fullerenes, Coronavirus 3C Proteases, Density Functional Theory, Protein Binding
Binding Sites, SARS-CoV-2, Cyclopropanation, SARS-Cov-2, Static Electricity, COVID-19, Coronavirus Papain-Like Proteases, General Chemistry, Steroid hybrids, Androsterone, Antiviral Agents, Molecular Docking Simulation, Molecular docking, Humans, Thermodynamics, Fullerenes, Coronavirus 3C Proteases, Density Functional Theory, Protein Binding
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