Potential inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID 19) spike protein of the delta and delta plus variant: In silico studies of medicinal plants of North-East India.

Phytochemicals of 38 Medicinal plants of North-East India, with anti-viral, anti-oxidant or anti-bacterial properties were screened for properties of drug likeness. 231 phytochemicals were screened with LIPINSKI rule of five to obtain 131 candidates, which were further screened with SWISS-ADME, to obtain 50 phytochemicals. These phytochemicals were docked with the spike protein of the Delta variant (B.