通过基于结构的虚拟查发现了新型异能SARS-CoV-2 NSP14 RNA Cap 甲基转移酶抑制剂
Cindy Meyer1, Mayako Michino2, David J Huggins2,3
1Laboratory for RNA Molecular Biology, The Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, New York, New York 10065, United States.
ACS medicinal chemistry letters
|September 17, 2025
概括
研究人员确定了针对SARS-CoV-2的新型直接作用抗病毒药物 (DAA).
科学领域:
- 病毒学 病毒学
- 药物发现 药物发现 药物发现
- 计算化学计算化学
背景情况:
- 在全球范围内,COVID-19疫情造成了数百万人的死亡.
- 直接作用抗病毒药物 (DAA) 在危险人群中对严重的COVID-19进行管理至关重要.
- 针对像SARS-CoV-2的NSP14这样的病毒酶是抗病毒开发的关键策略.
研究的目的:
- 确定SAH依赖SARS-CoV-2RNA盖甲基转移酶NSP14的新型抑制剂.
- 探索基于结构的虚拟查 (SBVS) 对发现新抗病毒化合物的实用性.
- 寻找化学上不同的NSP14抑制剂作为新的DAA的潜在起点.
主要方法:
- 采用基于结构的虚拟选 (SBVS) 工作流.
- 选了大型复合库,包括Enamine REAL按需制作.
- 进行生物化学测试并确定半最大抑制度 (IC50).
主要成果:
- 对Enamine REAL库的虚拟选产生了更高的命中率和更好的对接分数.
- 生物化学测试从合成的Enamine REAL化合物中发现了10种新的NSP14抑制剂.
- 这些抑制剂的半最大抑制度 (IC50) 低于10μM,并且与以前已知的抑制剂有化学区别.
结论:
- 基于结构的虚拟查对于发现针对SARS-CoV-2的新型抗病毒化合物是有效的.
- 已确定的NSP14抑制剂代表了开发新的直接作用抗病毒药物 (DAA) 的有希望的线索.
- 这些新型化合物可以促进治疗SARS-CoV-2的治疗方法的开发.
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