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- Despite a decrease in SARS-CoV-2 cases and deaths, the need for effective antiviral drug development against future viruses is still critical.
- Researchers investigated the potential of triterpenic acid amides to inhibit the main protease of SARS-CoV-2, employing molecular modeling techniques.
- FRET-based enzyme assays demonstrated that these compounds can significantly inhibit the protease at micromolar levels.
Article Abstract
Although the incidence and mortality of SARS-CoV-2 infection has been declining during the pandemic, the problem related to designing novel antiviral drugs that could effectively resist viruses in the future remains relevant. As part of our continued search for chemical compounds that are capable of exerting an antiviral effect against the SARS-CoV-2 virus, we studied the ability of triterpenic acid amides to inhibit the SARS-CoV-2 main protease. Molecular modeling suggested that the compounds are able to bind to the active site of the main protease via non-covalent interactions. The FRET-based enzyme assay was used to reveal that compounds and can inhibit the SARS-CoV-2 main protease at micromolar concentrations.
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