Exploration of Baicalin analogues against main Protease involved in Covid-19 as potential inhibitors involving in silico approaches

Abstract

The proteolytic enzymesinvolved in the processing and replication of coronavirus serve a promising drug targetsfor coronavirus. Although a few numbers of vaccines have been made available, there is a great need for effective treatment to manageit. The current study involved the exploration of baicalin analogues as potential inhibitor of viral proteolytic enzyme. Utilizing various computational tools (scaffold morphing, molecular docking and pharmacokinetic studies), the B74 and B86 analogueswere screened as potential inhibitors of main protease. Accordingly, these analogues can be explored further in the search of promising therapy against the coronavirus infection.