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JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
Volume 63, Issue 21, Pages 12725-12747Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.0c01063
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The novel coronavirus disease COVID-19 that emerged in 2019 is caused by the virus SARS CoV-2 and named for its close genetic similarity to SARS CoV-1 that caused severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in 2002. Both SARS coronavirus genomes encode two overlapping large polyproteins, which are cleaved at specific sites by a 3C-like cysteine protease (3CL(pro)) in a post-translational processing step that is critical for coronavirus replication. The 3CL(pro) sequences for CoV-1 and CoV-2 viruses are 100% identical in the catalytic domain that carries out protein cleavage. A research effort that focused on the discovery of reversible and irreversible ketone-based inhibitors of SARS CoV-1 3CL(pro) employing ligand-protease structures solved by X-ray crystallography led to the identification of 3 and 4. Preclinical experiments reveal 4 (PF-00835231) as a potent inhibitor of CoV-2 3CL(pro) with suitable pharmaceutical properties to warrant further development as an intravenous treatment for COVID-19.
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