Docking Studies and Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Potential Inhibitors from the Brown Seaweed (Phaeophyceae) against PLpro of SARS-CoV-2.

The COVID-19 disease is a major problem affecting human health all over the world. Consequently, researchers have been trying to find solutions to treat this pandemic-scale disease. Even if there are vaccines and approved drugs that could decrease the spread of this pandemic, multidisciplinary approaches are still needed to identify new small molecules as alternatives to combat COVID-19, especially those from nature.

Potential bioactive compounds as SARS-CoV-2 inhibitors from extracts of the marine red alga (Rhodophyta) - A computational study.

The respiratory infection COVID-19 caused by the virus SARS CoV-2 has continued to be a major health problem worldwide and has caused more than a million mortalities. Even if the development of COVID-19 vaccines has shown much progress, efforts to find novel, natural anti-viral drugs should be pursued. is a marine red alga widely distributed around Southeast Asia.