An expedited approach towards the rationale design of non-covalent SARS-CoV-2 main protease inhibitors with in vitro antiviral activity
N. Kitamura, M. D. Sacco, C. Ma, Y. Hu, J. Townsend, X. Meng, F. Zhang, X. Zhang, A. Kukuljac, M. Marty, D. Schultz, S. Cherry, Y. Xiang, Y. Chen, J. Wang
This study designs non-covalent SARS-CoV-2 Mpro inhibitors using structure-based design and Ugi-4CR reactions, identifying 23R as the most potent compound with antiviral activity.
bioRxiv · Dec 19, 2020 · PreprintPharmacology & Toxicology