Punicalagin as an allosteric NSP13 helicase inhibitor potently suppresses SARS-CoV-2 replication in vitro

L Lu, Y Peng, H Yao, Y Wang, J Li, Y Yang, Z Lin - Antiviral Research, 2022 - Elsevier
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) helicase NSP13 plays
a conserved role in the replication of coronaviruses and has been identified as an ideal …

Identifying SARS-CoV-2 antiviral compounds by screening for small molecule inhibitors of nsp13 helicase

J Zeng, F Weissmann, AP Bertolin, V Posse… - Biochemical …, 2021 - portlandpress.com
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, which is caused by severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is a global public health challenge …

Discovery of COVID-19 inhibitors targeting the SARS-CoV-2 Nsp13 helicase

MA White, W Lin, X Cheng - The journal of physical chemistry …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The raging COVID-19 pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 has infected tens of millions of
people and killed several hundred thousand patients worldwide. Currently, there are no …

Natural compounds inhibit SARS-CoV-2 nsp13 unwinding and ATPase enzyme activities

A Corona, K Wycisk, C Talarico, C Manelfi… - ACS Pharmacology & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
SARS-CoV-2 infection is still spreading worldwide, and new antiviral therapies are an urgent
need to complement the approved vaccine preparations. SARS-CoV-2 nps13 helicase is a …

[HTML][HTML] Diketo acid inhibitors of nsp13 of SARS-CoV-2 block viral replication

A Corona, VN Madia, R De Santis, C Manelfi… - Antiviral Research, 2023 - Elsevier
For RNA viruses, RNA helicases have long been recognized to play critical roles during
virus replication cycles, facilitating proper folding and replication of viral RNAs, therefore …

[HTML][HTML] Biochemical analysis of SARS-CoV-2 Nsp13 helicase implicated in COVID-19 and factors that regulate its catalytic functions

JA Sommers, LN Loftus, MP Jones, RA Lee… - Journal of Biological …, 2023 - ASBMB
Replication of the 30-kilobase genome of SARS-CoV-2, responsible for COVID-19, is a key
step in the coronavirus life cycle that requires a set of virally encoded nonstructural proteins …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting SARS-CoV-2 nsp13 helicase and assessment of druggability pockets: identification of two potent inhibitors by a multi-site in silico drug repurposing …

I Romeo, FA Ambrosio, G Costa, A Corona, M Alkhatib… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
The SARS-CoV-2 non-structural protein 13 (nsp13) helicase is an essential enzyme for viral
replication and has been identified as an attractive target for the development of new …

Toward wide-spectrum antivirals against coronaviruses: Molecular characterization of SARS-CoV-2 NSP13 helicase inhibitors

GR Perez-Lemus, CA Menéndez, W Alvarado… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
To date, effective therapeutic treatments that confer strong attenuation against coronaviruses
(CoVs) remain elusive. Among potential drug targets, the helicase of CoVs is attractive due …

Kinetic characterization of SARS-CoV-2 nsp13 ATPase activity and discovery of small-molecule inhibitors

AK Yazdi, P Pakarian, S Perveen, T Hajian… - ACS Infectious …, 2022 - ACS Publications
SARS-CoV-2 non-structural protein 13 (nsp13) is a highly conserved helicase and RNA 5′-
triphosphatase. It uses the energy derived from the hydrolysis of nucleoside triphosphates …

[HTML][HTML] Potential phytochemical inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 helicase Nsp13: A molecular docking and dynamic simulation study

RP Vivek-Ananth, S Krishnaswamy, A Samal - Molecular diversity, 2022 - Springer
Abstract The SARS-CoV-2 helicase Nsp13 is a promising target for developing anti-COVID
drugs. In the present study, we have identified potential natural product inhibitors of SARS …