Carnosine to Combat Novel Coronavirus (nCoV): Molecular Docking and Modeling to Cocrystallized Host Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 (ACE2) and Viral Spike Protein.

Loai M SaadahGhina'a I Abu DeiabQosay Ali Al-BalasIman A Basheti

Published in: Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) (2020)

Carnosine has promising inhibitory interactions with host ACE2 and nCoV spike protein and hence could offer a potential mitigating effect against the current COVID-19 pandemic.

Keyphrases

angiotensin converting enzyme
molecular docking
angiotensin ii
molecular dynamics simulations
protein protein
amino acid
sars cov
binding protein
small molecule