Ligand-based design, synthesis, computational insights, and <i>in vitro</i> studies of novel <i>N</i> -(5-Nitrothiazol-2-yl)-carboxamido derivatives as potent inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 main protease
Mohamed Elagawany, Ayman Abo Elmaaty, Ahmed Mostafa, Noura M. Abo Shama, Eman Y. Santali, Bahaa Elgendy, Ahmed A. Al‐Karmalawy
Abstract
showed its great stability inside the binding pocket until around 40 ns. Finally, a very promising SAR was concluded to help to design more powerful SARS-CoV-2 Mpro inhibitors shortly.
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In vitroLigand (biochemistry)ProteaseChemistrySevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)StereochemistryComputational biologyCombinatorial chemistryPharmacologyBiochemistryEnzymeBiologyMedicineReceptorDiseasePathologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)Computational Drug Discovery MethodsSynthesis and biological activitySynthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic Compounds