Traditional medicinal plants against replication, maturation and transmission targets of SARS-CoV-2: computational investigation
Priya Mondal, Jagadish Natesh, Abdul Ajees Abdul Salam, Saravanamuthu Thiyagarajan, Syed Musthapa Meeran
Abstract
tools. The binding energies of several bioactives analyzed with target proteins were relatively comparable and even better than the standard drugs. Based on Lipinski factors and lower binding energies, seven bioactives were further analyzed for their pharmacological and biological characteristics. The selected bioactives were found to have lower toxicity with a higher GI absorption rate and potent anti-inflammatory and anti-viral activities against targets of COVID-19. Therefore, the bioactives from these medicinal plants can be further developed as phytopharmaceuticals for the effective treatment of COVID-19.Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.