Receptor binding domain of SARS‐CoV‐2 from Wuhan strain to Omicron B.1.1.529 attributes increased affinity to variable structures of human ACE2

• Main Authors: Shankargouda Patil (Author), Khalid J. Alzahrani (Author), Hamsa Jameel Banjer (Author), Ibrahim Faisal Halawani (Author), Hosam Alzahrani (Author), Malik A. Altayar (Author), Sarah Albogami (Author), Robert Fua Angeles (Author), Ali Abdel-Halim (Author), Shilpa Bhandi (Author), A. Thirumal Raj (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: COVID-19 is an infectious disease declared as a global pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 virus. Genomic changes in the receptor binding domain (RBD) region of SARS‐CoV‐2 led to an increased, infectivity in humans through interaction with the angiotensin-converting enzyme2 (ACE2) receptor. Si...