Ahmad Farouk Eweas

Prof. Ahmad Farouk Eweas

National Research Center, Giza, Al Jīzah, Egypt
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Academic Career Length

25Years (2002-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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25 January 2021 in Frontiers in Microbiology
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Ahmad Farouk EweasAhmad Farouk Eweas
Ahmad Farouk Eweas
Amr Ali ALHOSSARYAmr Ali ALHOSSARY
Amr Ali ALHOSSARY
Ahmed S Abdel-MoneimAhmed S Abdel-Moneim
Ahmed S Abdel-Moneim
SARS-CoV-2 is a newly emerged coronavirus that causes a respiratory disease with variable severity and fatal consequences. It was first reported in Wuhan and subsequently caused a global pandemic. The viral spike protein binds with the ACE-2 cell surface receptor for entry, while TMPRSS2 triggers its membrane fusion. In addition, RNA dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp), 3′–5′ exoribonuclease (nsp14), viral proteases, N, and M proteins are important in different stages of viral replication. Accordingly, they are attractive targets for different antiviral therapeutic agents. Although many antiviral agents have been used in different clinical trials and included in different treatment protocols, the mode of action against SARS-CoV-2 is still not fully understood. Different potential repurposed drugs, including, chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine, ivermectin, remdesivir, and favipiravir, were screened in the present study. Molecular docking of these drugs with different SARS-CoV-2 target proteins, including spike and membrane proteins, RdRp, nucleoproteins, viral proteases, and nsp14, was performed. Moreover, the binding affinities of the human ACE-2 receptor and TMPRSS2 to the different drugs were evaluated. Molecular dynamics simulation and MM-PBSA calculation were also conducted. Ivermectin and remdesivir were found to be the most promising drugs. Our results suggest that both these drugs utilize different mechanisms at the entry and post-entry stages and could be considered potential inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 replication.

1 March 2009 in Materials Chemistry and Physics
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AEAshraf M El-Shamy
Ashraf M El-Shamy
TST.Y. Soror
T.Y. Soror
HEH.A. El-Dahan
H.A. El-Dahan
EGE.A. Ghazy
E.A. Ghazy
Ahmad Farouk EweasAhmad Farouk Eweas
Ahmad Farouk Eweas

1 August 2007 in Archives of Pharmacal Research
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SES. K. El-Desouky
S. K. El-Desouky
KKKi Hun Kim
Ki Hun Kim
SRShi Young Ryu
Shi Young Ryu
Ahmad Farouk EweasAhmad Farouk Eweas
Ahmad Farouk Eweas
AGAmira M. Gamal-Eldeen
Amira M. Gamal-Eldeen
YKYoung-Kyoon Kim
Young-Kyoon Kim

1 February 2013 in Bioorganic Chemistry
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Ahmad Farouk EweasAhmad Farouk Eweas
Ahmad Farouk Eweas
GAGamal Allam
Gamal Allam
AAAbdelaziz S.A. Abuelsaad
Abdelaziz S.A. Abuelsaad
AAAbdul Hamid Alghamdi
Abdul Hamid Alghamdi
IMIbrahim A. Maghrabi
Ibrahim A. Maghrabi

17 May 2013 in Medicinal Chemistry Research
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Ahmad Farouk EweasAhmad Farouk Eweas
Ahmad Farouk Eweas
NKNagy Khalifa
Nagy Khalifa
NINisreen S. Ismail
Nisreen S. Ismail
Mohamed A. Al-OmarMohamed A. Al-Omar
Mohamed A. Al-Omar
ASAbdelmohsen Soliman
Abdelmohsen Soliman