Oleanolic Acid, Ursolic Acid and Apigenin from Ocimum basilicum as Potential Inhibitors of the SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease: A Molecular Docking Study
Aristote Matondo, Jason T. Kilembe, Etienne M. Ngoyi, Carlos N. Kabengele, Giresse N. Kasiama, Emmanuel M. Lengbiye, Clément M. Mbadiko, Clément L. Inkoto, Gédéon N. Bongo, Benjamin Z. Gbolo, Clarisse M. Falanga, Domaine T. Mwanangombo, Daniel O. Opota, Damien S. T. Tshibangu, Dorothée D. Tshilanda, Koto-Te-Nyiwa Ngbolua & Pius T. Mpiana · International Journal of Pathogen Research · 2021
Aim: The present study aims at identifying potential inhibitors from a set of ten compounds from Ocimum basilicum against the SARS-CoV-2 main protease, the chymotrypsin-like protease (3CLpro). Materials and Methods: Computational studies by molecular docking (Autodock tool) were...