
Effective treatment choices to the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) are limited because of the absence of effective target-based therapeutics. The main object of the current research was to estimate the antiviral activity of cannabinoids (CBDs) against the human coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. In the presented research work, we performed in silico and in vitro experiments to aid the sighting of lead CBDs for treating the viral infections of SARS-CoV-2. Virtual screening was carried out for interactions between 32 CBDs and the SARS-CoV-2 Mpro enzyme. Afterward, in vitro antiviral activity was carried out of five CBDs molecules against SARS-CoV-2. Interestingly, among them, two CBDs molecules namely Δ9 -tetrahydrocannabinol (IC50 = 10.25 μM) and cannabidiol (IC50 = 7.91 μM) were observed to be more potent antiviral molecules against SARS-CoV-2 compared to the reference drugs lopinavir, chloroquine, and remdesivir (IC50 ranges of 8.16-13.15 μM). These molecules were found to have stable conformations with the active binding pocket of the SARS-CoV-2 Mpro by molecular dynamic simulation and density functional theory. Our findings suggest cannabidiol and Δ9 -tetrahydrocannabinol are possible drugs against human coronavirus that might be used in combination or with other drug molecules to treat COVID-19 patients.
Drug Evaluation, Preclinical, In Vitro Techniques, Molecular Dynamics Simulation, Ligands, Biochemistry, Antiviral Agents, Models, Biological, Article, Structural Biology, Cannabidiol, Humans, Computer Simulation, Protease Inhibitors, Dronabinol, Molecular Biology, Pandemics, Coronavirus 3C Proteases, Cannabinoids, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, General Medicine, COVID-19 Drug Treatment, Molecular Docking Simulation
Drug Evaluation, Preclinical, In Vitro Techniques, Molecular Dynamics Simulation, Ligands, Biochemistry, Antiviral Agents, Models, Biological, Article, Structural Biology, Cannabidiol, Humans, Computer Simulation, Protease Inhibitors, Dronabinol, Molecular Biology, Pandemics, Coronavirus 3C Proteases, Cannabinoids, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, General Medicine, COVID-19 Drug Treatment, Molecular Docking Simulation
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