Zinc <sup>2+</sup> ion inhibits SARS-CoV-2 main protease and viral replication <i>in vitro</i>
Love Panchariya, Wajahat Khan, Shobhan Kuila, Kirti Shila Sonkar, Sibasis Sahoo, Archita Ghoshal, Ankit Kumar, Dileep Kumar Verma, Abdul Hasan, Mohd Azeem Khan, Niyati Jain, Amit Kumar Mohapatra, Shubhashis Das, Jitendra K. Thakur, Souvik Maiti, Ranjan Kumar Nanda, Rajkumar Halder, Sujatha Sunil, A. Arockiasamy
Abstract
Zn 2+ binds to the active site of the SARS-CoV-2 main protease (Mpro), and inhibits enzyme activity and viral replication in vitro .
Topics & Concepts
ProteaseIn vitroViral replicationEnzymeReplication (statistics)ChemistryZincVirologyBiologyVirusBiochemistryOrganic chemistrySARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchTrace Elements in HealthInfectious Encephalopathies and Encephalitis