blocking key mutated hotspot residues in the rbd of the omicron variant (b.1.1.529) with medicinal compounds to disrupt the rbd-hace2 complex using molecular screening and simulation approaches

Abbas Khan, AsfandYar Waheed Randhawa, Ali Raza Balouch, Naila Mukhtar, Abrar Mohammad Sayaf, Muhammad Suleman, Taimoor Khan, Shahid Ali, Syed Shujait Ali, Yanjing Wang, Anwar Mohammad, Dong-Qing Wei

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Abstract

A new variant of SARS-CoV-2 known as the omicron variant (B.1.1.529) reported in South Africa with 30 mutations in the whole spike protein, among which 15 mutations are in the receptor-binding domain, is continuously spreading exponentially around the world.
Original languageAmerican English
Pages (from-to)7318-7327
Number of pages10
JournalRSC Advances
Volume12
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022
Externally publishedYes

Funding Agency

  • Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences

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