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Published on: October 30, 2021
Inhibitory effect of flavonoids against NS2B-NS3 protease of ZIKA virus and their structure activity relationship
Hee-Jung Lim1, Thi Thanh Hanh Nguyen1, Nahyun M Kim2
1Graduate School of International Agricultural Technology and Institute of Food Industrialization, Institutes of Green Bioscience & Technology, Seoul National University, Pyeongchang-gun, Gangwon-do, 25354, South Korea.
Objectives:
To determine the inhibitory activities of flavonoids against NS2B-NS3 protease of ZIKA virus (ZIKV NS2B-NS3pro) expressed in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) and their structure activity relationship.
Results:
ZIKV NS2B-NS3pro was expressed in E. coli BL21(DE3) as a 35 kDa protein. It had a K m of 26 µM with the fluorogenic peptide Dabcyl-KTSAVLQSGFRKME-Edan. The purified ZIKV NS2B-NS3pro was used for inhibition and kinetic assays to determine the activities of 22 polyphenol compounds. These polyphenol compounds at 100 µM inhibited the activity of ZIKV NS2B-NS3pro by 6.2-88%. Seven polyphenol compounds had IC50 ranging from 22 ± 0.2 to 112 ± 5.5 µM. Myricetin showed a mixed type inhibitory pattern against ZIKV NS2B-NS3pro protease. Its IC50 value was 22 ± 0.2 µM with a K i value of 8.9 ± 1.9 µM.
Conclusion:
The chemical structure of a polyphenol compound and its inhibitory activity against ZIKV NS2B-NS3pro can be explored to develop highly selective inhibitors against ZIKV NS2B-NS3pro.
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