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MODELING THE BINDING OF PROTOPORPHYRIN IX, VERTEPORFIN, AND CHLORIN e6 TO SARS-CoV-2 PROTEINS

Оскар И. Койфман, Наталья Ш. Лебедева, Юрий А. Губарев, Михаил О. Койфман
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Abstract


In this work, we analyze the latest data on the molecular docking of a range of SARS-CoV-2 proteins to protoporphyrin IX, verteporfin, and chlorin e6, as well as consider the prospects for using chlorins and porphyrins as agents for photoinactivation of the SARS2 virus.

Keywords


chlorin e6; porphyrins; protoporphyrin IX; verteporfin; COVID-19; molecular docking; SARS-CoV-2.

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