| Literature DB >> 35095870 |
Faez Iqbal Khan1, Fakhrul Hassan2, Dakun Lai1.
Abstract
Various metabolites identified with therapeutic mushrooms have been found from different sources and are known to have antibacterial, antiviral, and anticancer properties. Over thousands soil growth-based mushroom metabolites have been discovered, and utilized worldwide to combat malignancy. In this study, psilocybin-mushroom that contains the psychedelic compounds such as psilacetin, psilocin, and psilocybine were screened and found to be inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 Mprotease. It has been found that psilacetin, psilocin, and psilocybine bind to Mprotease with -6.0, -5.4, and -5.8 kcal/mol, respectively. Additionally, the psilacetin was found to inhibit human interleukin-6 receptors to reduce cytokine storm. The binding of psilacetin to Mprotease of SARS-CoV-2 and human interleukin-6 receptors changes the structural dynamics and Gibbs free energy patterns of proteins. These results suggested that psilocybin-mushroom could be utilized as viable potential chemotherapeutic agents for SARS-CoV-2.Entities:
Keywords: COVID-19; Mprotease; SARS-CoV-2; metabolite; mushroom; psilocybin
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Year: 2022 PMID: 35095870 PMCID: PMC8796858 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.794780
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Front Immunol ISSN: 1664-3224 Impact factor: 7.561
Lipinski filter and ADMET properties of psilacetin, psilocin, and psilocybine.
| Drugs | Lipinski Rule of Five | Carcinogen | Drug likeness | Violations | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mass | H-donor | H-acceptor | LogP | Molar Refractivity | ||||
| Psilacetin | 246 | 1 | 3 | 2.2 | 71.9 | No | Qualified | 0 |
| Psilocin | 204 | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 62.2 | No | Qualified | 0 |
| Psilocybine | 284 | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 73.2 | No | Qualified | 0 |
Figure 1The molecular interactions of (A, B) N3 inhibitor, (C, D) psilacetin, (E, F) psilocin, and (G, H) psilocybine with the active pocket of SARS-CoV-2 Mprotease. The structure indicated different residual interactions.
The ES, vdW and covalent interactions of inhibitor N3, psilacetin, psilocin, and psilocybine with SARS-CoV-2 Mprotease.
| S. No. | Protein | Inhibitors | ES interactions | vdW interactions | Covalent bonds | Binding affinity (kcal/mol) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Mprotease | N3 | His163, His164, Phe140, Gly143, Glu166, His172, Gln189, Thr190, and Ala191 | Thr26, His41, Thr24, Thr25, Met49, Ser144, Cys145, Leu141, Asn142, Asp187, Gln192, Met165, and Pro168 | Cys145 | – |
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| Mprotease | Psilacetin | His41, Tyr54, Glu166, Asp187 and Thr190 | Met49, His164, Met165, Ley167, Pro168, Arg188, Gln198, Gln192 | – | -6.0 |
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| Mprotease | Psilocin | His41, Leu141, Cys145, His163, Gly143, Ser144, and Gln189 | Thr25, Thr26, Leu27, Asn142, Met165, Phe140, Glu166, and His172 | – | -5.4 |
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| Mprotease | Psilocybine | His41, Asn142, Phe140, Leu141, Gly143, His163, Ser144, Cys145, Met165, His164, and Gln189 | Thr25, Thr26, Leu27, Met49, Glu166, and His172 | – | -5.8 |
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| HIK-6 | NAG, BMA, MAN, NDG | Asn110, Glu144, Gln147, Gln158, and Asn226, | Ser109, Val112, Pro145, and Ser227 | Asn226 | – |
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| HIK-6 | Psilacetin | Ser106, Asn110, Gln158, Ser224, and Asn226 | Phe103, Lys105, Ser109, and Val112 | – | -4.1 |
Figure 2(A, B) The molecular interactions of the Human Interleukin-6 receptor with its co-crystallized ligand in the active site. (C, D) The molecular contacts of psilacetin with HIK-6.
Figure 3Structural dynamics. (A) RMSD plot for Mprotease (black) and Mprotease-psilacetin (red) vs. time. (B) RMSD plot for HIK6 (black) and HIK6- psilacetin (red) vs. time. (C) RMSF vs. residues for Mprotease (black) and Mprotease-psilacetin (red). (D) RMSF fluctuations vs. residues for HIK6 (black) and HIK6- psilacetin (red). (E) Radius of gyration (Rg) plot for Mprotease (black) and Mprotease-psilacetin (red). (F) Radius of gyration (Rg) plot for HIK6 (black) and HIK6-psilacetin (red).
Figure 4The SASA and secondary structure plot. The SASA plot of (A) Mprotease (black) and Mprotease-psilacetin (red), (B) HIK6 (black) and HIK6-psilacetin (red). The free energy of solvation for (C) Mprotease (black) and Mprotease-psilacetin (red), (D) HIK6 (black) and HIK6-psilacetin (red). The graphical representation indicates structural elements present in (E) Mprotease, (F) Mprotease-psilacetin, (G) HIK6, and (H) HIK6-psilacetin. The structural volume (I) Mprotease (black) and Mprotease-psilacetin (red), (J) HIK6 (black) and HIK6-psilacetin (red), and the density of (K) Mprotease (black) and Mprotease-psilacetin (red), (L) HIK6 (black) and HIK6-psilacetin (red) calculated during MD simulations.
Percentage of amino acid residues present in Mprotease, Mprotease-psilacetin, HIK6, and HIK6-psilacetin during MD simulations.
| Protein | Secondary structure (%) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Structure* | Coil | β-sheet | β-bridge | Bend | Turn | α-helix | 310-helix | |
| Mprotease | 60 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 25 | 2 |
| Mprotease-psilacetin | 59 | 28 | 24 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 24 | 2 |
| HIK6 | 52 | 33 | 42 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| HIK6-psilacetin | 52 | 33 | 44 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
*Structure = α-helix + β-sheet + β-bridge + Turn.
Figure 5Atomic projections and Gibbs energy landscape. The atomic projections on eigenvectors indicated different states of (A) Mprotease (black) and Mprotease-psilacetin (red), (B) HIK6 (black) and HIK6-psilacetin (red). The GFE landscapes are plotted for (C) Mprotease, (D) Mprotease-psilacetin, (E) HIK6, and (F) HIK6-psilacetin, respectively.