Identification of Darunavir Derivatives for Inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 3CLpro

The effective antiviral agents that treat severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) are urgently needed around the world. The 3C-like protease (3CLpro) of SARS-CoV-2 plays a pivotal role in virus replication; it also has become an important therapeutic target for the infection of SARS-CoV-2. In this work, we have identified Darunavir derivatives that inhibit the 3CLpro through a high-throughput screening method based on a fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) assay in vitro. We found that the compounds 29# and 50# containing polyphenol and caffeine derivatives as the P2 ligand, respectively, exhibited favorable anti-3CLpro potency with EC50 values of 6.3 μM and 3.5 μM and were shown to bind to SARS-CoV-2 3CLpro in vitro. Moreover, we analyzed the binding mode of the DRV in the 3CLpro through molecular docking. Importantly, 29# and 50# exhibited a similar activity against the protease in Omicron variants. The inhibitory effect of compounds 29# and 50# on the SARS-CoV-2 3CLpro warrants that they are worth being the template to design functionally improved inhibitors for the treatment of COVID-19.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:23

Enthalten in:

International journal of molecular sciences - 23(2022), 24 vom: 16. Dez.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ma, Ling [VerfasserIn]
Xie, Yongli [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, Mei [VerfasserIn]
Yi, Dongrong [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Jianyuan [VerfasserIn]
Guo, Saisai [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Yongxin [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Jing [VerfasserIn]
Li, Quanjie [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Yucheng [VerfasserIn]
Cen, Shan [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

3C-like proteinase, SARS-CoV-2
3CLpro
Anti-coronavirus drug
Antiviral Agents
Coronavirus 3C Proteases
Darunavir
EC 3.4.22.-
EC 3.4.22.28
Journal Article
Protease
Protease Inhibitors
Screening assay
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
YO603Y8113

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 04.01.2023

Date Revised 04.01.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/ijms232416011

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM350671737