Bench-to-bedside: Innovation of small molecule anti-SARS-CoV-2 drugs in China

L Yang, Z Wang - European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in millions of deaths globally, highlighting
the need to develop potent prophylactic and therapeutic strategies against SARS-CoV-2 …

An overview of antivirals against monkeypox virus and other orthopoxviruses

J Wang, M Shahed-AI-Mahmud, A Chen… - Journal of medicinal …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The current monkeypox outbreaks during the COVID-19 pandemic have reignited interest in
orthopoxvirus antivirals. Monkeypox belongs to the Orthopoxvirus genus of the Poxviridae …

Naturally occurring mutations of SARS-CoV-2 main protease confer drug resistance to nirmatrelvir

Y Hu, EM Lewandowski, H Tan, X Zhang… - ACS central …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The SARS-CoV-2 main protease (Mpro) is the drug target of Pfizer's oral drug nirmatrelvir.
The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants with mutations in Mpro raised the alarm of potential …

Exploring diverse reactive warheads for the design of SARS-CoV-2 main protease inhibitors

B Tan, M Sacco, H Tan, K Li, R Joyce, X Zhang… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract SARS-CoV-2 main protease (M pro) is a validated antiviral drug target of
nirmatrelvir, the active ingredient in Pfizer's oral drug Paxlovid. Drug-drug interactions limit …

[HTML][HTML] Design of potent inhibitors targeting the main protease of SARS-CoV-2 using QSAR modeling, molecular docking, and molecular dynamics simulations

M Oubahmane, I Hdoufane, C Delaite, A Sayede… - Pharmaceuticals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection is a serious
global public health threat. The evolving strains of SARS-CoV-2 have reduced the …

Preventative and therapeutic potential of animal milk components against COVID‐19: A comprehensive review

P Singh, R Hernandez‐Rauda… - Food Science & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The global pandemic of COVID‐19 is considered one of the most catastrophic events on
earth. During the pandemic, food ingredients may play crucial roles in preventing infectious …

Korupensamine A, but not its atropisomer, korupensamine B, inhibits SARS-CoV-2 in vitro by targeting its main protease (Mpro)

AM Sayed, AH Ibrahim, N Tajuddeen, J Seibel… - European journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
By combining docking and molecular dynamics simulations, we explored a library of 65
mostly axially chiral naphthylisoquinoline alkaloids and their analogues, with most different …

Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of covalent peptidomimetic 3CL protease inhibitors containing nitrile moiety

M Zhu, T Fu, M You, J Cao, H Yang, X Chen… - Bioorganic & Medicinal …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this paper, a series of peptidomimetic SARS-CoV-2 3CL protease inhibitors with new P2
and P4 positions were synthesized and evaluated. Among these compounds, 1a and 2b …

Structure-based design of SARS-CoV-2 papain-like protease inhibitors

P Jadhav, B Huang, J Osipiuk, X Zhang, H Tan… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic is caused by SARS-CoV-2, an RNA virus with high transmissibility
and mutation rate. Given the paucity of orally bioavailable antiviral drugs to combat SARS …

Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation of Trisubstituted Piperazine Derivatives as Noncovalent Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Main …

S Gao, L Song, K Sylvester, B Mercorelli… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The ongoing transmission of SARS-CoV-2 necessitates the development of additional
potent antiviral agents capable of combating the current highly infectious variants and future …