In Silico Molecular Docking Study on Selective Cyclooxygenase-2 Inhibitor Drugs For SARS-Cov-2 Active Main Protease - Juniper Publishers
Novel Approaches in Drug Designing & Development - Juniper publishers Abstract The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic became one of the most important disease problem across the globe for last few years since there is no recommended efficacious drugs in the market. So, there is an urgent need for efficient drugs to treat this disease in the near future. In the present study, molecular docking analyses of selective cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor drugs (Celecoxib, Rofecoxib, Valdecoxib, Lumiracoxib, Parecoxib, Etoricoxib, and Firocoxib) were performed against the therapeutic target proteins of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) main protease (Mpro) enzyme into the catalytic active site. On the other hand, these drugs were compared with standard drugs such as Favipiravir, Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine to understand the binding sites and find the best poses. The results revealed that all the selective cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor drugs (except Lumiracoxib) sh...