Influence of EGCG oxidation on inhibitory activity against the SARS-CoV-2 main protease

Y He, M Hao, M Yang, H Guo, MP Rayman… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract SARS-CoV-2 main protease (Mpro) is a well-recognized target for COVID-19
therapy. Green tea (−)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) possesses Mpro-inhibitory activity; …

Regulation of the dimerization and activity of SARS-CoV-2 main protease through reversible glutathionylation of cysteine 300

DA Davis, H Bulut, P Shrestha, A Yaparla, HK Jaeger… - Mbio, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causative agent for
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), encodes two proteases required for replication. The …

EGCG, a green tea polyphenol, inhibits human coronavirus replication in vitro

M Jang, R Park, YI Park, YE Cha, A Yamamoto… - Biochemical and …, 2021 - Elsevier
COVID-19 pandemic results in record high deaths in many countries. Although a vaccine for
SARS-CoV-2 is now available, effective antiviral drugs to treat coronavirus diseases are not …

Tea Polyphenols EGCG and Theaflavin Inhibit the Activity of SARS‐CoV‐2 3CL‐Protease In Vitro

M Jang, YI Park, YE Cha, R Park… - Evidence‐Based …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
COVID‐19, a global pandemic, has caused over 750,000 deaths worldwide as of August
2020. A vaccine or remedy for SARS‐CoV‐2, the virus responsible for COVID‐19, is …

[HTML][HTML] Food phytochemicals, epigallocatechin gallate and myricetin, covalently bind to the active site of the coronavirus main protease in vitro

Y Kato, A Higashiyama, E Takaoka… - Advances in Redox …, 2021 - Elsevier
SARS-CoV-2 main protease is a possible target for protection against viral infection. This
study examined the inhibitory effect of food phytochemicals on the main protease of SARS …

Factual insights of the allosteric inhibition mechanism of SARS-CoV-2 main protease by quercetin: an in silico analysis

S Verma, AK Pandey - 3 Biotech, 2021 - Springer
Abstract SARS-CoV-2 main protease (M pro) cleaves the viral polypeptide 1a and 1ab in a
site-specific ((LQ|(S, A, G)) manner and produce functional enzymes for mediating viral …

Ginkgolic acid and anacardic acid are reversible inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 3-chymotrypsin-like protease

D Li, G Yan, W Zhou, S Si, X Liu, J Zhang, Y Li, Y Chen - Cell & Bioscience, 2022 - Springer
Because of the emerging variants of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2) in different regions of the world, the battle with infectious coronavirus disease …

Mechanistic investigation of SARS-CoV-2 main protease to accelerate design of covalent inhibitors

H Kim, D Hauner, JA Laureanti, K Agustin, S Raugei… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Targeted covalent inhibition represents one possible strategy to block the function of SARS-
CoV-2 Main Protease (MPRO), an enzyme that plays a critical role in the replication of the …

Assessment of antioxidant, immunomodulatory activity of oxidised Epigallocatechin-3-Gallate (green tea polyphenol) and its action on the main protease of SARS-CoV …

R Ungarala, M Munikumar, SN Sinha, D Kumar… - Antioxidants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Owing to the instability of Epigallocatechin Gallate (EGCG), it may undergo auto-oxidation
and form oxidised products or dimers. In the present study, we aimed to evaluate the …

Enhanced expression and solubility of main protease (Mpro) of SARS-CoV-2 from E. coli

R Ahuja, A Kaur, G Kumari, A Kumar, S Kumar… - Protein Expression and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The main protease (Mpro) of SARS-CoV-2 is a essential enzyme that facilitates viral
transcription and replication. Furthermore, the conservation of Mpro across different variants …