Publications by authors named "Mohammed Ghalib Enayathullah"

As COVID-19 infection caused severe public health concerns recently, the development of novel antivirals has become the need of the hour. Main protease (M ) has been an attractive target for antiviral drugs since it plays a vital role in polyprotein processing and virus maturation. Herein we report the discovery of a novel class of inhibitors against the SARS-CoV-2, bearing histidine α-nitrile motif embedded on a simple dipeptide framework.

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The COVID19 pandemic has led to multipronged approaches for treatment of the disease. Since de novo discovery of drugs is time consuming, repurposing of molecules is now considered as one of the alternative strategies to treat COVID19. Antibacterial peptides are being recognized as attractive candidates for repurposing to treat viral infections.

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