Celal Tuğrul Zeyrek

Prof. Dr. Celal Tuğrul Zeyrek

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Academic Career Length

15Years (2012-Present)

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

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29 January 2023 in Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics
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Soner Akman
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Senem Akkoç
CZCelal Tuğrul Zeyrek
Celal Tuğrul Zeyrek
MMMuhammed Tilahun Muhammed
Muhammed Tilahun Muhammed
IIIlhan Ozer Ilhan
Ilhan Ozer Ilhan
Nowadays, different vaccines and antiviral drugs have been developed and their effectiveness has been proven against SARS-CoV-2. Pyrazoline derivatives are biologically active molecules and exhibit broad-spectrum biological activity properties. In this scope, four new molecules (4a–d) including a pyrazoline core were synthesized in order to predict their antiviral properties theoretically. Compounds 4a–d were purified by the crystallization method. The structures of 4a–d were completely characterized by NMR, IR, and elemental analysis. The molecular structures of the compounds in the ground state have been optimized using density functional theory with the B3LYP/6-31++G(d,p) level. The quantum chemical parameters were predicted by density functional theory calculations. Moreover, the molecular docking studies of 4a–d with SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein (Wuhan) and omicron S protein (variant) were presented to investigate and predict potential interactions. The binding sites, binding types and energies, bond distances of the non-covalent interactions and calculated inhibition constants (calc. Ki) as a consequence of molecular docking for 4a–d were presented in this study. Furthermore, the stability of the protein-4a complex obtained from the docking was investigated through molecular dynamics simulation. Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma




9 February 2015 in Journal of Molecular Structure
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CZCelal Tuğrul Zeyrek
Celal Tuğrul Zeyrek
GAGökhan Alpaslan
Gökhan Alpaslan
HAHamit Alyar
Hamit Alyar
MYMustafa Yıldız
Mustafa Yıldız
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Nefise Dilek
HÜHüseyin Ünver
Hüseyin Ünver