Potent in vitro anti-SARS-CoV-2 activity by gallinamide A and analogues via inhibition of cathepsin L

The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 in late 2019, and the subsequent COVID-19 pandemic, has led to substantial mortality, together with mass global disruption. There is an urgent need for novel antiviral drugs for therapeutic or prophylactic application. Cathepsin L is a key host cysteine protease utilized by coronaviruses for cell entry and is recognized as a promising drug target. The marine natural product, gallinamide A and several synthetic analogues, were identified as potent inhibitors of cathepsin L activity with IC 50 values in the picomolar range. Lead molecules possessed selectivity over cathepsin B and other related human cathepsin proteases and did not exhibit inhibitory activity against viral proteases Mpro and PLpro. We demonstrate that gallinamide A and two lead analogues potently inhibit SARS-CoV-2 infection in vitro , with EC 50 values in the nanomolar range, thus further highlighting the potential of cathepsin L as a COVID-19 antiviral drug target.

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UpdateIn: J Med Chem. 2022 Feb 24;65(4):2956-2970. - PMID 34730959

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E-Artikel

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2020

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2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2020

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bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology - (2020) vom: 24. Dez.

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Englisch

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Ashhurst, Anneliese S [VerfasserIn]
Tang, Arthur H [VerfasserIn]
Fajtová, Pavla [VerfasserIn]
Yoon, Michael [VerfasserIn]
Aggarwal, Anupriya [VerfasserIn]
Stoye, Alexander [VerfasserIn]
Larance, Mark [VerfasserIn]
Beretta, Laura [VerfasserIn]
Drelich, Aleksandra [VerfasserIn]
Skinner, Danielle [VerfasserIn]
Li, Linfeng [VerfasserIn]
Meek, Thomas D [VerfasserIn]
McKerrow, James H [VerfasserIn]
Hook, Vivian [VerfasserIn]
Tseng, Chien-Te K [VerfasserIn]
Turville, Stuart [VerfasserIn]
Gerwick, William H [VerfasserIn]
O'Donoghue, Anthony J [VerfasserIn]
Payne, Richard J [VerfasserIn]

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Date Revised 03.11.2022

published: Electronic

UpdateIn: J Med Chem. 2022 Feb 24;65(4):2956-2970. - PMID 34730959

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10.1101/2020.12.23.424111

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NLM319621839