Identifying SARS-CoV-2 Antiviral Compounds by Screening for Small Molecule Inhibitors of nsp5 Main Protease
C. Basier, R. Beale, G. Bineva-Todd, B. Canal, J. F. Curran, T. D. Deegan, J. F. Diffley, R. Fujisawa, M. Howell, D. Joshi, K. Labib, C. T. Lim, J. Milligan, H. Nagaraj, N. O'Reilly, , T. U. Zeisner
This study identifies small molecule inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 nsp5 main protease, finding calpain inhibitor I and peptidyl fluoromethylketones with potent antiviral activity.
bioRxiv · Apr 7, 2021Biochemistry