Mitoxantrone dihydrochloride, an FDA approved drug, binds with SARS-CoV-2 NSP1 C-terminal

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Abstract

SARS-CoV-2 NSP1 is believed to be a potential drug target. Its C-terminal region which associates with ribosomal subunit has shown good binding with an anticancer drug, Mitoxantrone.

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    Table 1: Rigor

    NIH rigor criteria are not applicable to paper type.

    Table 2: Resources

    Software and Algorithms
    SentencesResources
    All the measurements were smoothened by 5 points through the adjacent-averaging method in Origin software.
    Origin
    suggested: (Origin, RRID:SCR_014212)
    OPLS 2005 forcefield in Desmond simulation package (v2018.4) 29 and GROMOS54A7 forcefield, utilizing the in-house cluster facility, simulation of the complex was achieved in Gromacs v5.1.2 30.
    Gromacs
    suggested: (GROMACS, RRID:SCR_014565)

    Results from OddPub: We did not detect open data. We also did not detect open code. Researchers are encouraged to share open data when possible (see Nature blog).


    Results from LimitationRecognizer: An explicit section about the limitations of the techniques employed in this study was not found. We encourage authors to address study limitations.

    Results from TrialIdentifier: No clinical trial numbers were referenced.


    Results from Barzooka: We did not find any issues relating to the usage of bar graphs.


    Results from JetFighter: We did not find any issues relating to colormaps.


    Results from rtransparent:
    • Thank you for including a conflict of interest statement. Authors are encouraged to include this statement when submitting to a journal.
    • Thank you for including a funding statement. Authors are encouraged to include this statement when submitting to a journal.
    • No protocol registration statement was detected.

    Results from scite Reference Check: We found no unreliable references.


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