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MOLECULES
卷 28, 期 2, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/molecules28020514
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SARS-CoV-2 M-pro; diazirines; coronavirus; SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19; cysteine proteases; enzymatic inhibitors
SARS-CoV-2 M-pro is a significant enzyme in the replication and infectivity of SARS-CoV-2. We synthesized and evaluated MPD112, a novel inhibitor of SARS-CoV-2 M-pro, which displayed inhibition activity at a low micromolar level in vitro. The compound showed selectivity for M-pro and demonstrated good tolerability and biological activity in human cells.
SARS-CoV-2 M-pro is a chymotrypsin-like cysteine protease playing a relevant role during the replication and infectivity of SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus responsible for COVID-19. The binding site of M-pro is characterized by the presence of a catalytic Cys145 which carries out the hydrolytic activity of the enzyme. As a consequence, several M-pro inhibitors have been proposed to date in order to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. In our work, we designed, synthesized and biologically evaluated MPD112, a novel inhibitor of SARS-CoV-2 M-pro bearing a trifluoromethyl diazirine moiety. MPD112 displayed in vitro inhibition activity against SARS-CoV-2 M-pro at a low micromolar level (IC50 = 4.1 mu M) in a FRET-based assay. Moreover, an inhibition assay against PLpro revealed lack of inhibition, assuring the selectivity of the compound for the M-pro. Furthermore, the target compound MPD112 was docked within the binding site of the enzyme to predict the established intermolecular interactions in silico. MPD112 was subsequently tested on the HCT-8 cell line to evaluate its effect on human cells' viability, displaying good tolerability, demonstrating the promising biological compatibility and activity of a trifluoromethyl diazirine moiety in the design and development of SARS-CoV-2 M-pro binders.
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