COVID-19: pathogenesis, advances in treatment and vaccine development and environmental impact—an updated review

YA Attia, MT El-Saadony, AA Swelum… - … Science and Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
Diseases negatively impact the environment, causing many health risks and the spread of
pollution and hazards. A novel coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus …

[HTML][HTML] Inhibition of the SARS-CoV-2 3CLpro main protease by plant polyphenols

M Bahun, M Jukić, D Oblak, L Kranjc, G Bajc, M Butala… - Food chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
The abundance of polyphenols in edible plants makes them an important component of
human nutrition. Considering the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a number of studies have …

Structure based virtual screening and molecular simulation study of FDA-approved drugs to inhibit human HDAC6 and VISTA as dual cancer immunotherapy

M Shahab, H Al-Madhagi, G Zheng, A Zeb… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Cancer immunotherapy has significantly contributed to the treatment of various types of
cancers mainly by targeting immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI). Among them, V-domain …

In silico strategies for designing of peptide inhibitors of oncogenic K-ras G12V mutant: inhibiting cancer growth and proliferation

M Ghufran, HA Khan, M Ullah, S Ghufran, M Ayaz… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The most well-known oncogene and one with the highest rates of mutation
across all cancers is K-Ras, also known as the Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene …

New drug target identification in Vibrio vulnificus by subtractive genome analysis and their inhibitors through molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulations

BS Alotaibi, A Ajmal, MA Hakami, A Mahmood… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Vibrio vulnificus is a rod shape, Gram-negative bacterium that causes sepsis (with a greater
than 50% mortality rate), necrotizing fasciitis, gastroenteritis, skin, and soft tissue infection …

In silico identification of lead compounds for Pseudomonas aeruginosa PqsA enzyme: Computational study to block biofilm formation

M Shahab, M Danial, T Khan, C Liang, X Duan… - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic Gram-negative bacterium implicated in acute
and chronic nosocomial infections and a leading cause of patient mortality. Pseudomonas …

Identification of novel peptide inhibitors for oncogenic KRAS G12D as therapeutic options using mutagenesis-based remodeling and MD simulations

A Samad, B Khurshid, A Mahmood… - Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The Kirsten rat sarcoma 2 viral oncogene homolog (KRAS) serves as a molecular switch,
cycling between guanosine triphosphate (GTP)-bound and inactive guanosine diphosphate …

[HTML][HTML] Computational design of medicinal compounds to inhibit RBD-hACE2 interaction in the Omicron variant: Unveiling a vulnerable target site

M Shahab, S Akter, MMH Sarkar, TA Banu… - Informatics in Medicine …, 2023 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by SARS-CoV-2, has globally affected both human health
and economy. Several variants with a high potential for reinfection and the ability to evade …

In silico design of peptide inhibitors for Dengue virus to treat Dengue virus-associated infections

A Ajmal, M Shahab, M Waqas, G Zheng, M Zulfat… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Dengue virus is a single positive-strand RNA virus that is composed of three structural
proteins including capsid, envelope, and precursor membrane while seven non-structural …

Cefmetazole sodium as an allosteric effector that regulates the oxygen supply efficiency of adult hemoglobin

P Shu, G You, W Li, Y Chen, Z Chu, D Qin… - Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Allosteric effectors play an important role in regulating the oxygen supply efficiency of
hemoglobin for blood storage and disease treatment. However, allosteric effectors that are …