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Investigation of SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease Potential Inhibitory Activities of Some Natural Antiviral Compounds Via Molecular Docking and Dynamics Approaches

Nada M. Mostafa^1,5,#, Muhammad I. Ismail^2,#, Amr M. El-Araby³, Dina M. Bahgat¹, Ahmed M. Elissawy^1,5, Ahmed M. Mostafa⁴, Omayma A. Eldahshan^1,5,*, Abdel Nasser B. Singab^1,5,*

1 Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Cairo, 11566, Egypt
2 Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, The British University in Egypt, Cairo, 11837, Egypt
3 Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Cairo, 11566, Egypt
4 Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Cairo, 11566, Egypt
5 Center for Drug Discovery and Development Research, Ain Shams University, Cairo, 11566, Egypt

* Corresponding Authors: Omayma A. Eldahshan. Email: ; Abdel Nasser B. Singab. Email:
# These authors contributed equally to the work