Macrolactin A as a novel inhibitory agent for SARS-CoV-2 Mpro: bioinformatics approach

• Main Authors: Bharadwaj, Kaushik Kumar, Sarkar, Tanmay, Ghosh, Arabinda, Baishya, Debabrat, Rabha, Bijuli, Kumar Panda, Manasa, Bryan Raveen, Nelson, Akbar John, B., Sheikh Mohamed, Hassan Ibrahim, Dash, Bisnu Prasad, Atan Edinur, Hisham, Pati, Siddhartha
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Nature 2021
• Subjects: Q Science (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/91044/1/91044_Macrolactin%20A%20as%20a%20novel%20inhibitory%20agent.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/91044/; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12010-021-03608-7; https://doi.org/10.1007/s12010-021-03608-7

COVID-19 is a disease that puts most of the world on lockdown and the search for therapeutic drugs is still ongoing. Therefore, this study used in silico screening to identify natural bioactive compounds from fruits, herbaceous plants, and marine invertebrates that are able to inhibit protease activ...