Abstract

HIGHLIGHTS

Emulsomes (EMLs) were fabricated to encapsulate the N-(5-nitrothiazol-2-yl)-carboxamido derivatives (3a3g).

The most potent 3e-loaded EMLs (F3e) showed an IC50 value of 0.73 μg/mL against SARS-CoV-2.

F3e exhibited a combination of virucidal (>90%), viral adsorption (>80%), and viral replication (>60%) inhibition.

Molecular docking, molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, and MM-GBSA calculations were performed.

Structure–activity relationship (SAR) study was discussed to study the influence of altering the size, type, and flexibility of the α-substituent to the carboxamide on the anti-SARS-CoV-2 activity.

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Title
Design and statistical optimisation of emulsomal nanoparticles for improved anti-SARS-CoV-2 activity of N-(5-nitrothiazol-2-yl)-carboxamido candidates: in vitro and in silico studies
Author
Al-Karmalawy, Ahmed A 1 ; El-Gamil, Dalia S 1 ; El-Shesheny, Rabeh 2 ; Sharaky, Marwa 3 ; Alnajjar, Radwan 4 ; Kutkat, Omnia 2 ; Moatasim, Yassmin 2 ; Elagawany, Mohamed 5 ; Al-Rashood, Sara T 6 ; Binjubair, Faizah A 6 ; Eldehna, Wagdy M 7 ; Noreddin, Ayman M 8 ; Zakaria, Mohamed Y 9 

 Pharmaceutical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ahram Canadian University , Giza , Egypt 
 Water Pollution Research Department, The Center of Scientific Excellence for Influenza Viruses, Environmental Research Institute, National Research Centre , Giza , Egypt 
 Cancer Biology Department, Pharmacology Unit, National Cancer Institute (NCI), Cairo University , Cairo , Egypt 
 Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Benghazi , Benghazi , Libya, Faculty of Pharmacy, Libyan International Medical University , Benghazi , Libya, Department of Chemistry, University of Cape Town , Rondebosch , South Africa 
 Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Damanhour University , Damanhour , Egypt 
 Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University , Riyadh , Saudi Arabia 
 Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Kafrelsheikh University , Kafrelsheikh , Egypt, School of Biotechnology, Badr University in Cairo , Badr City , Egypt 
 Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California Irvine , Irvine , CA , USA, Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ahram Canadian University , Giza , Egypt 
 Department of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Port Said University , Port Said , Egypt 
Publication year
2023
Publication date
Dec 2023
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd.
ISSN
14756366
e-ISSN
14756374
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2917546796
Copyright
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