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Inhibition of the SARS-CoV-2 3CLpro main protease by plant polyphenols. 2022

Miha Bahun, and Marko Jukić, and Domen Oblak, and Luka Kranjc, and Gregor Bajc, and Matej Butala, and Krištof Bozovičar, and Tomaž Bratkovič, and Črtomir Podlipnik, and Nataša Poklar Ulrih
Department of Food Science and Technology, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.

The abundance of polyphenols in edible plants makes them an important component of human nutrition. Considering the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a number of studies have investigated polyphenols as bioactive constituents. We applied in-silico molecular docking as well as molecular dynamics supported by in-vitro assays to determine the inhibitory potential of various plant polyphenols against an important SARS-CoV-2 therapeutic target, the protease 3CLpro. Of the polyphenols in initial in-vitro screening, quercetin, ellagic acid, curcumin, epigallocatechin gallate and resveratrol showed IC50 values of 11.8 µM to 23.4 µM. In-silico molecular dynamics simulations indicated stable interactions with the 3CLpro active site over 100 ns production runs. Moreover, surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy was used to measure the binding of polyphenols to 3CLpro in real time. Therefore, we provide evidence for inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 3CLpro by natural plant polyphenols, and suggest further research into the development of these novel 3CLpro inhibitors or biochemical probes.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D010447 Peptide Hydrolases Hydrolases that specifically cleave the peptide bonds found in PROTEINS and PEPTIDES. Examples of sub-subclasses for this group include EXOPEPTIDASES and ENDOPEPTIDASES. Peptidase,Peptidases,Peptide Hydrolase,Protease,Proteases,Proteinase,Proteinases,Proteolytic Enzyme,Proteolytic Enzymes,Esteroproteases,Enzyme, Proteolytic,Hydrolase, Peptide
D000086402 SARS-CoV-2 A species of BETACORONAVIRUS causing atypical respiratory disease (COVID-19) in humans. The organism was first identified in 2019 in Wuhan, China. The natural host is the Chinese intermediate horseshoe bat, RHINOLOPHUS affinis. 2019 Novel Coronavirus,COVID-19 Virus,COVID19 Virus,Coronavirus Disease 2019 Virus,SARS Coronavirus 2,SARS-CoV-2 Virus,Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2,Wuhan Coronavirus,Wuhan Seafood Market Pneumonia Virus,2019-nCoV,2019 Novel Coronaviruses,COVID 19 Virus,COVID-19 Viruses,COVID19 Viruses,Coronavirus 2, SARS,Coronavirus, 2019 Novel,Coronavirus, Wuhan,Novel Coronavirus, 2019,SARS CoV 2 Virus,SARS-CoV-2 Viruses,Virus, COVID-19,Virus, COVID19,Virus, SARS-CoV-2,Viruses, COVID19
D000086782 Coronavirus 3C Proteases 3C proteases that occur in species of CORONAVIRIDAE. 3C Proteases, Coronavirus,3C-Like Proteinase, Coronavirus,Chymotrypsin-Like Main Protease, Coronavirus,Coronavirus 3C Proteinases,Coronavirus 3CLpro Proteases,Coronavirus 3CLpro Proteinase,M(pro) Protein, Coronavirus,Main Proteinase, Coronavirus,Mpro Protein, Coronavirus,3C Like Proteinase, Coronavirus,3C Proteinases, Coronavirus,3CLpro Proteases, Coronavirus,3CLpro Proteinase, Coronavirus,Chymotrypsin Like Main Protease, Coronavirus,Coronavirus 3C-Like Proteinase,Coronavirus Main Proteinase,Coronavirus Mpro Protein,Proteinase, Coronavirus 3CLpro,Proteinases, Coronavirus 3C
D059808 Polyphenols A large class of organic compounds having more than one PHENOL group. Polyphenol,Provinols
D062105 Molecular Docking Simulation A computer simulation technique that is used to model the interaction between two molecules. Typically the docking simulation measures the interactions of a small molecule or ligand with a part of a larger molecule such as a protein. Molecular Docking,Molecular Docking Simulations,Molecular Docking Analysis,Analysis, Molecular Docking,Docking Analysis, Molecular,Docking Simulation, Molecular,Docking, Molecular,Molecular Docking Analyses,Molecular Dockings,Simulation, Molecular Docking

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