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- The study identified 18 active substances in garlic essential oil, primarily focusing on 17 organosulfur compounds using GC-MS analysis.
- It reports for the first time the ability of these compounds to inhibit the ACE2 protein, which is important for coronavirus entry into human cells, along with interactions with SARS-CoV-2's main protease protein (PDB6LU7).
- The findings suggest that garlic essential oil, especially its key ingredients like allyl disulfide and allyl trisulfide, could be a natural antiviral agent effective against the coronavirus.
Article Abstract
Eighteen active substances, including 17 organosulfur compounds found in garlic essential oil (T), were identified by GC-MS analysis. For the first time, using the molecular docking technique, we report the inhibitory effect of the considered compounds on the host receptor angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) protein in the human body that leads to a crucial foundation about coronavirus resistance of individual compounds on the main protease (PDB6LU7) protein of SARS-CoV-2. The results show that the 17 organosulfur compounds, accounting for 99.4% contents of the garlic essential oil, have strong interactions with the amino acids of the ACE2 protein and the main protease PDB6LU7 of SARS-CoV-2. The strongest anticoronavirus activity is expressed in allyl disulfide and allyl trisulfide, which account for the highest content in the garlic essential oil (51.3%). Interestingly, docking results indicate the synergistic interactions of the 17 substances, which exhibit good inhibition of the ACE2 and PDB6LU7 proteins. The results suggest that the garlic essential oil is a valuable natural antivirus source, which contributes to preventing the invasion of coronavirus into the human body.
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