Q. Wang, Ying-xian Zhao, Xiaojia Chen, An Hong
Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics, 2020
Abstract 3CLpro is the main protease of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) responsible for their intracellular duplication. Based on virtual screening technology and molecular dynamics simulation, we found 23 approved clinical drugs such as Viomycin, Capastat, Carfilzomib and Saquinavir, which showed high affinity with the 3CLpro active sites. These findings showed that there were potential drugs that inhibit SARS-Cov-2's 3CLpro in the current clinical drug library, and these drugs can be further tested or chemically modified for the treatment of COVID-19. Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma
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Field of study: Medicine