The protease of norovirus, an important human pathogen, is essential for the viral replication and, therefore, represents a potential drug target. A series of tripeptide-based inhibitors of the protease were designed, synthesized and tested, among which several potent inhibitors were identified with Ki values as low as 75 nM. The structureâactivity relationships of these inhibitors are discussed.
诺罗病毒(一种重要的人类病原体)的
蛋白酶对其复制至关重要,因此是一个潜在的药物靶点。一系列基于三肽的蛋白酶抑制剂被设计、合成并测试,其中一些强效
抑制剂被鉴定出来,其Ki值低至75 nM。这些
抑制剂的结构-活性关系被讨论。