1. Promising Enzymes for Inhibitors Development Against COVID-19
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Zhi-Gang Sun, Shuang Li, Xiang-Ting Qiu, Hai-Liang Zhu, Feng-Ling Yu, and Xue-Tang Li
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Pharmacology ,chemistry.chemical_classification ,2019-20 coronavirus outbreak ,Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ,SARS-CoV-2 ,Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) ,General Medicine ,Antiviral Agents ,COVID-19 Drug Treatment ,Enzyme ,chemistry ,Drug Discovery ,Development economics ,Humans ,Business ,Enzyme Inhibitors ,Pandemics - Abstract
After the emergence of COVID-19 in 2019, it has now become a pandemic. COVID-19 has brought painful disasters to people all over the world. It not only threatens lives and health but also induces economic crises. At present, promising methods to eradicate COVID-19 mainly include drugs and vaccines. Enzyme inhibitors have always been a reliable strategy for the treatment of related diseases. Scientists worldwide have worked together to study COVID-19, obtained the structure of key SARS-CoV-2 associated enzymes, and reported the research of inhibitors of these enzymes. This article summarizes COVID-19-related enzyme inhibitors' recent development, mainly including 3CLpro, PLpro, TMPRSS2, and RdRp inhibitors, hoping to provide valuable weapons in the ensuing battle against COVID-19.
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- 2022