The coronavirus main protease, M-pro, is considered a major target for drugs suitable to combat coronavirus infections including the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). In this study, comprehensive HPLC- and FRET-substrate-based screenings of various electrophilic compounds were performed to identify potential M-pro inhibitors. The data revealec that the coronaviral main protease is inhibited by aziridine- and oxirane-2-carboxylates. Among the trans-configured aziridine-2.3-dicarboxylates the Gly-Gly-containing peptide 2c was found to be the most potent inhibitor. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Synthesis and structure of aziridine-2-carboxylic acid derivatives with asymmetric substituents attached to the nitrogen atom
作者:A. V. Eremeev、F. D. Polyak、A. F. Mishnev、Ya. Ya. Bleidelis、�. �. Liepin'sh、Sh. S. Nasibov、I. I. Chervin、R. G. Kostyanovskii