Inhibition mechanism of SARS-CoV-2 main protease by ebselen and its derivatives

Ebselen is an organoselenium drug that inhibits the SARS-CoV-2 main protease (Mpro). Here, the authors co-crystallised Mpro with ebselen and an ebselen derivative and observed an enzyme bound organoselenium covalent adduct in the crystal structures, which was also confirmed by mass spectrometry anal...

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Main Authors: Kangsa Amporndanai, Xiaoli Meng, Weijuan Shang, Zhenmig Jin, Michael Rogers, Yao Zhao, Zihe Rao, Zhi-Jie Liu, Haitao Yang, Leike Zhang, Paul M. O’Neill, S. Samar Hasnain
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Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/8cf917f0f0d94c58998c45d6d9518f5b
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