- Titel
- Effects of the RNA-Polymerase Inhibitors Remdesivir and Favipiravir on the Structure of Lipid Bilayers—An MD Study
- Zitierfähige Url:
- https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:bsz:15-qucosa2-903350
- Quellenangabe
- Membranes
Erscheinungsjahr: 2022
Jahrgang: 12
Heft: 10
Seiten: 1-11
E-ISSN: 2077-0375 - Erstveröffentlichung
- 2022
- Abstract (EN)
- The structure and dynamics of membranes are crucial to ensure the proper functioning of cells. There are some compounds used in therapeutics that show nonspecific interactions with membranes in addition to their specific molecular target. Among them, two compounds recently used in therapeutics against COVID-19, remdesivir and favipiravir, were subjected to molecular dynamics simulation assays. In these, we demonstrated that the compounds can spontaneously bind to model lipid membranes in the presence or absence of cholesterol. These findings correlate with the corresponding experimental results recently reported by our group. In conclusion, insertion of the compounds into the membrane is observed, with a mean position close to the phospholipid head groups.
- Andere Ausgabe
- Link zur Erstveröffentlichung
DOI: 10.3390/membranes12100941 - Freie Schlagwörter (EN)
- remdesivir; favipiravir; membrane; molecular dynamics simulation; all-atom; antivirals
- Klassifikation (DDC)
- 570
- Verlag
- MDPI, Basel
- Version / Begutachtungsstatus
- publizierte Version / Verlagsversion
- URN Qucosa
- urn:nbn:de:bsz:15-qucosa2-903350
- Veröffentlichungsdatum Qucosa
- 06.03.2024
- Dokumenttyp
- Artikel
- Sprache des Dokumentes
- Englisch
- Lizenz / Rechtehinweis
CC BY 4.0