Selected article for: "enzymatic activity and SARS viral replication"

Author: Du, Ruikun; Cooper, Laura; Chen, Zinuo; Lee, Hyun; Rong, Lijun; Cui, Qinghua
Title: Discovery of Chebulagic Acid and Punicalagin as Novel Allosteric Inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 3CL(pro)
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  • Document date: 2021_4_17
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    Snippet: The emerging SARS-CoV-2 infection is the cause of the global COVID-19 pandemic. To date, there are limited therapeutic options available to fight this disease. Here we examined the inhibitory abilities of two broad-spectrum antiviral natural products chebulagic acid (CHLA) and punicalagin (PUG) against SARS-CoV-2 viral replication. Both CHLA and PUG reduced virus-induced plaque formation in Vero-E6 monolayer at noncytotoxic concentrations, by targeting the enzymatic activity of viral 3-chymotryp
    Document: The emerging SARS-CoV-2 infection is the cause of the global COVID-19 pandemic. To date, there are limited therapeutic options available to fight this disease. Here we examined the inhibitory abilities of two broad-spectrum antiviral natural products chebulagic acid (CHLA) and punicalagin (PUG) against SARS-CoV-2 viral replication. Both CHLA and PUG reduced virus-induced plaque formation in Vero-E6 monolayer at noncytotoxic concentrations, by targeting the enzymatic activity of viral 3-chymotrypsin-like cysteine protease (3CL(pro)) as allosteric regulators. Our study demonstrates the potential use of CHLA and PUG as novel COVID-19 therapies.

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