Ivana Nemčovičová, Katarína Lopušná, Iveta Štibrániová, Fabio Benedetti, Federico Berti, Fulvia Felluga, Sara Drioli, Mattia Vidali, Jaroslav Katrlík, Lucia Pažitná, Alena Holazová, Jana Blahutová, Simona Lenhartová, Monika Sláviková, Boris Klempa, Miroslav Ondrejovič, Daniela Chmelová, Barbora Legerská, Stanislav Miertuš, Mária Klacsová, Daniela Uhríková, Lukáš Kerti, Vladimír Frecer
The viral genome of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, the aetiologic agent of COVID-19, encodes structural, non-structural, and accessory proteins. Most of these components undergo rapid genetic variations, though to a lesser extent the essential viral proteases. Consequently, the protease and/or deubiquitinase activities of the cysteine proteases Mpro and PLpro became attractive targets for the design of antiviral agents. Here, we develop and evaluate new bis(benzylidene)cyclohexanones (BBC) and identify potential antiviral compounds...
December 2024: Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry