Design and Evaluation of Anti-SARS-Coronavirus Agents Based on Molecular Interactions with the Viral Protease

Three types of new coronaviruses (CoVs) have been identified recently as the causative viruses for the severe pneumonia-like respiratory illnesses, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), and corona-virus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Neither therapeutic agents nor vaccines have been developed to date, which is a major drawback in controlling the present global pandemic of COVID-19 caused by SARS coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and has resulted in more than 20,439,814 cases and 744,385 deaths. Each of the 3C-like (3CL) proteases of the three CoVs is essential for the proliferation of the CoVs, and an inhibitor of the 3CL protease (3CLpro) is thought to be an ideal therapeutic agent against SARS, MERS, or COVID-19. Among these, SARS-CoV is the first corona-virus isolated and has been studied in detail since the first pandemic in 2003. This article briefly reviews a series of studies on SARS-CoV, focusing on the development of inhibitors for the SARS-CoV 3CLpro based on molecular interactions with the 3CL protease. Our recent approach, based on the structure-based rational design of a novel scaffold for SARS-CoV 3CLpro inhibitor, is also included. The achievements summarized in this short review would be useful for the design of a variety of novel inhibitors for corona-viruses, including SARS-CoV-2.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:25

Enthalten in:

Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) - 25(2020), 17 vom: 27. Aug.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Akaji, Kenichi [VerfasserIn]
Konno, Hiroyuki [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antiviral Agents
Corona-virus
Coronavirus 3C Proteases
Cysteine Endopeptidases
EC 3.4.22.-
EC 3.4.22.28
Inhibitor
Journal Article
Protease
Protease Inhibitors
Review
SARS
Viral Nonstructural Proteins

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 10.09.2020

Date Revised 07.12.2022

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/molecules25173920

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM314404589