Crystal structure of SARS-CoV-2 main protease in complex with the non-covalent inhibitor ML188

GJ Lockbaum, AC Reyes, JM Lee, R Tilvawala… - Viruses, 2021 - mdpi.com
Viral proteases are critical enzymes for the maturation of many human pathogenic viruses
and thus are key targets for direct acting antivirals (DAAs). The current viral pandemic …

Structural basis of main proteases of coronavirus bound to drug candidate PF-07304814

J Li, C Lin, X Zhou, F Zhong, P Zeng… - Journal of molecular …, 2022 - Elsevier
New variants of the severe acute respiratory syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
emerged and spread rapidly all over the world, which strongly supports the need for …

Structural basis of the main proteases of coronavirus bound to drug candidate PF-07321332

J Li, C Lin, X Zhou, F Zhong, P Zeng, Y Yang… - Journal of …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
The high mutation rate of COVID-19 and the prevalence of multiple variants strongly support
the need for pharmacological options to complement vaccine strategies. One region that …

Discovery of potential multi-target-directed ligands by targeting host-specific SARS-CoV-2 structurally conserved main protease

RS Joshi, SS Jagdale, SB Bansode… - Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection has resulted in
the current COVID-19 pandemic. Worldwide this disease has infected over 2.5 million …

Rational design of hybrid SARS-CoV-2 main protease inhibitors guided by the superimposed cocrystal structures with the peptidomimetic inhibitors GC-376, telaprevir …

Z Xia, M Sacco, Y Hu, C Ma, X Meng… - ACS pharmacology & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
SARS-CoV-2 main protease (Mpro) is a cysteine protease that mediates the cleavage of
viral polyproteins and is a validated antiviral drug target. Mpro is highly conserved among all …

Structural basis for the inhibition of coronaviral main proteases by a benzothiazole-based inhibitor

X Hu, C Lin, Q Xu, X Zhou, P Zeng, PJ McCormick… - Viruses, 2022 - mdpi.com
The ongoing spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) has
caused hundreds of millions of cases and millions of victims worldwide with serious …

Progress in developing inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 3C-like protease

Q Li, CB Kang - Microorganisms, 2020 - mdpi.com
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The viral outbreak started in late 2019 and rapidly became a …

Hepatitis C virus NS3/4A inhibitors and other drug-like compounds as covalent binders of SARS-CoV-2 main protease

B Andi, D Kumaran, DF Kreitler, AS Soares… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which causes coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19), threatens global public health. The world needs rapid …

Potential inhibitors for novel coronavirus protease identified by virtual screening of 606 million compounds

A Fischer, M Sellner, S Neranjan, M Smieško… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The rapid outbreak of the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-
CoV-2) in China followed by its spread around the world poses a serious global concern for …

Conserved interactions required for inhibition of the main protease of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)

A Shitrit, D Zaidman, O Kalid, I Bloch, D Doron… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
The COVID-19 pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 requires a fast development of
antiviral drugs. SARS-CoV-2 viral main protease (Mpro, also called 3C‐like protease …