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THEORETICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE MOLECULAR STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES OF CHLOROQUINE, A DRUG TO TREAT CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 THROUGH QTAIM, NBO, HOMO LUMO ENERGIES AND MOLECULAR DOCKING MODELING STUDIES
THEORETICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE MOLECULAR STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES OF CHLOROQUINE, A DRUG TO TREAT CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 THROUGH QTAIM, NBO, HOMO LUMO ENERGIES AND MOLECULAR DOCKING MODELING STUDIES
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2020
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Bùi Thị Phương Thúy
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In this work, the molecular structures and vibrational spectra analysis of Chloroquine have been
reported by Density Functional Theory calculations at B3LYP/6-311++G(2d,2p) level of theory. Intermolecular
interactions were analyzed by AIM and NBO. Moreover, frontier molecular orbitals and molecular electrostatic
potential (MEP) have been reported. Finally, using the molecular docking technique, molecular docking study
was performed using MOE 2015.10. We report the inhibitory effect of the title compound on the host receptor
angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) protein in the human body that leads to a crucial foundation about
coronavirus resistance of title compounds on the main protease (PDB6LU7) protein of SARS-CoV-2. Results
indicated that molecular docking simulation predicted the docking score (DS) > -10kcal.mol-1 with significant
intermolecular interaction at the catalytic triad or dyad (Arg 393, Phe 390, and Phe 40 of ACE2 protein; Cys
145, Phe 140, His 41, and Glu 166 of PDB6LU7 protein) and other essential substrate-binding residues of SARSCoV-2 MPro. Therefore, Chloroquine may be considered to be a potent inhibitor of main protease protein SARSCoV-2 but need to be explored for the further drug development process.
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Chloroquine,
Coronavirus,
DFT,
Molecular docking