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The current COVID-19 outbreak warrants the design and development of novel anti-COVID therapeutics. Using a combination of bioinformatics and computational tools, we modelled the 3D structure of the RdRp (RNA-dependent RNA polymerase) of SARS-CoV2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2) and predicted its probable GTP binding pocket in the active site. GTP is crucial for the formation of the initiation complex during RNA replication. This site was computationally targeted using a number of small molecule inhibitors of the hepatitis C RNA polymerase reported previously. Further optimizations suggested a lead molecule that may prove fruitful in the development of potent inhibitors against the RdRp of SARS-CoV2.
Pubmed ID: 32743211
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