INVESTIGATION of ZINC PHTHALOCYANİNE-1 IN SARS COV-2 MPRO by MOLECULAR DOCKING METHOD: IN SILICO STUDY

Abstract

The coronavirus disease has caused the death of many people in the world and in our country. This unexpected negative health terror has left countries in a difficult situation. In this study, it was aimed to investigate Zinc Phthalocyanine-1 (ZnPc-1) against SARS-CoV-2 main protease (MPro) by in silico method. In our research, Zn-Pc-1 was enabled to target the active site of the SARS-CoV-2 MPro receptor with PDB ID:6LU7. Molecular docking study was done with Autodock program. The result of molecular docking was found to be -10.6 kcal/mol. The results obtained from the study showed that Zn-Pc-1 has a very high potential to be an inhibitor of SARS CoV-2 MPro.Key Words: Sars-Cov-2 Main Protease, Molecular Docking, Zinc Phthalocyanine