Structure-based discovery of thiosemicarbazones as SARS-CoV-2 main protease inhibitors
Discovery of novel SARS-CoV-2 main protease (M ) inhibitors using a structure-based drug discovery strategy. Virtual screening employing covalent and noncovalent docking was performed to discover M inhibitors, which were subsequently evaluated in biochemical and cellular assays. 91 virtual hits were...
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Published in: | Future medicinal chemistry Vol. 15; no. 11; pp. 959 - 985 |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
Format: | Journal Article |
Language: | English |
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England
Newlands Press Ltd
01-06-2023
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Summary: | Discovery of novel SARS-CoV-2 main protease (M
) inhibitors using a structure-based drug discovery strategy.
Virtual screening employing covalent and noncovalent docking was performed to discover M
inhibitors, which were subsequently evaluated in biochemical and cellular assays.
91 virtual hits were selected for biochemical assays, and four were confirmed as reversible inhibitors of SARS CoV-2 M
with IC
values of 0.4–3 μM. They were also shown to inhibit SARS-CoV-1 M
and human cathepsin L. Molecular dynamics simulations indicated the stability of the M
inhibitor complexes and the interaction of ligands at the subsites.
This approach led to the discovery of novel thiosemicarbazones as potent SARS-CoV-2 M
inhibitors. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
ISSN: | 1756-8919 1756-8927 |
DOI: | 10.4155/fmc-2023-0034 |