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In Silico and In Vitro Assessment of Antiviral Activities of Licorice and Green Tea Extracts Against Tobacco Mosaic Virus

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Last updated: 24 Dec 2024

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Using integrated in silico and in vitro experiments, the antiviral capabilities of green tea and licorice extracts were evaluated against the tobacco mosaic virus (TMV). It was noted that the number of induced necrotic local lesions of TMV decreased by increasing extract concentrations and thus it is considered concentration dependent on the extracts' active compounds. Properties of eleven compounds belonging to licorice and green tea were obtained from databases to examine their activities in silico. A molecular docking simulation was performed between these agents and the protein coat of the tobacco mosaic virus (TMV). The highest effective compounds were glycyrrhetic acid, liquiritin and EGCG. ADMET studies revealed good overall properties of nine non-toxic compounds based on their predicted pharmacokinetic, physicochemical, drug-likeness and toxic properties. Based on docking energy and mode of interaction, these compounds showed strong binding with the protein coat of TMV. The antiviral effect may be due to the most effective compounds with the highest affinity namely glycyr-rhetic acid, liquiritin and isoliquiritin. As a conclusion, the promising value of our titled extracts is the anti-TMV activity and pharmacokinetic and physicochemical properties of their active constituents.

DOI

10.21608/ajs.2024.255283.1543

Keywords

licorice, green tea, Antiviral activities, TMV, Molecular docking

Authors

First Name

Alshymaa

Last Name

Ahmed

MiddleName

Tarker

Affiliation

Agricultural Microbiology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams Univ, P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shoubra 11241, Cairo, Egypt

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shymatarek1@gmail.com

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Cairo

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https://orcid.org/00

First Name

Khalid

Last Name

El Dougdoug

MiddleName

Abdelfattah

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Agricultural Microbiology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams Univ, P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shoubra 11241, Cairo, Egypt

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drdougdoug@yahoo.com

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https://orcid.org/00

First Name

Lina

Last Name

Amin

MiddleName

Mohamed

Affiliation

Pharmaceutical Chemistry Dept, Fac of Pharmaceutical Science and Drug Manufacturing, Misr University for Science and Technology, Egypt

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lina.amin@must.edu.eg

City

Cairo

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https://orcid.org/00

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Atef

Last Name

Sadik

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-

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Agricultural Microbiology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams Univ, P.O. Box 68, Hadayek Shoubra 11241, Cairo, Egypt

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atef_sadik@yahoo.com

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Cairo

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https://orcid.org/00

Volume

32

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1

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47481

Issue Date

2024-06-01

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2023-12-21

Publish Date

2024-06-01

Page Start

41

Page End

51

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1110-2675

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2636-3585

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668

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Arab Universities Journal of Agricultural Sciences

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In Silico and In Vitro Assessment of Antiviral Activities of Licorice and Green Tea Extracts Against Tobacco Mosaic Virus

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24 Dec 2024