Synthetic Heparan Sulfate Mimetic Pixatimod (PG545) Potently Inhibits SARS-CoV-2 By Disrupting The Spike-ACE2 interaction
S. E. Guimond, C. J. Mycroft-West, N. S. Gandhi, J. A. Tree, T. T. Le, C. M. Spalluto, M. V. Humbert, K. R. Buttigieg, N. Coombes, M. J. Elmore, K. Nystrom, J. Said, Y. X. Setoh, A. Amarilla, N. Modhiran, , J. E. Turnbull
This paper shows that pixatimod inhibits SARS-CoV-2 by disrupting the Spike-ACE2 interaction, demonstrating its potential as an anti-COVID-19 therapeutic.
bioRxiv · Jun 24, 2020Microbiology