[HTML][HTML] Discovery, development, and patent trends on molnupiravir: a prospective oral treatment for COVID-19

M Imran, M Kumar Arora, SMB Asdaq, SA Khan… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic needs no introduction at present. Only a few treatments are
available for this disease, including remdesivir and favipiravir. Accordingly, the …

Bench-to-bedside: Innovation of small molecule anti-SARS-CoV-2 drugs in China

L Yang, Z Wang - European journal of medicinal chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in millions of deaths globally, highlighting
the need to develop potent prophylactic and therapeutic strategies against SARS-CoV-2 …

Structure and inhibition of the SARS-CoV-2 main protease reveal strategy for developing dual inhibitors against Mpro and cathepsin L

MD Sacco, C Ma, P Lagarias, A Gao, JA Townsend… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
The main protease (Mpro) of SARS-CoV-2 is a key antiviral drug target. While most Mpro
inhibitors have a γ-lactam glutamine surrogate at the P1 position, we recently found that …

An updated review of computer‐aided drug design and its application to COVID‐19

AB Gurung, MA Ali, J Lee, MA Farah… - BioMed research …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The recent outbreak of the deadly coronavirus disease 19 (COVID‐19) pandemic poses
serious health concerns around the world. The lack of approved drugs or vaccines continues …

[HTML][HTML] Evolutionary trajectory of SARS-CoV-2 and emerging variants

J Singh, P Pandit, AG McArthur, A Banerjee… - Virology journal, 2021 - Springer
The emergence of a novel coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2), and more recently, the independent evolution of multiple SARS-CoV-2 …

[HTML][HTML] Small molecules in the treatment of COVID-19

S Lei, X Chen, J Wu, X Duan, K Men - Signal transduction and targeted …, 2022 - nature.com
The outbreak of COVID-19 has become a global crisis, and brought severe disruptions to
societies and economies. Until now, effective therapeutics against COVID-19 are in high …

[HTML][HTML] Oral GS-441524 derivatives: Next-generation inhibitors of SARS‐CoV‐2 RNA‐dependent RNA polymerase

Z Wang, L Yang, X Song - Frontiers in immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
GS-441524, an RNA‐dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) inhibitor, is a 1′-CN-substituted
adenine C-nucleoside analog with broad-spectrum antiviral activity. However, the low oral …

SARS-CoV-2 RNA-dependent RNA polymerase as a therapeutic target for COVID-19

I Vicenti, M Zazzi, F Saladini - Expert Opinion on Therapeutic …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Introduction: The current SARS-CoV-2 pandemic urgently demands for both
prevention and treatment strategies. RNA-dependent RNA-polymerase (RdRp), which has …

[HTML][HTML] The mechanism underlying extrapulmonary complications of the coronavirus disease 2019 and its therapeutic implication

Q Ning, D Wu, X Wang, D Xi, T Chen, G Chen… - Signal transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a highly transmissible disease
caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that poses a …

[HTML][HTML] A cell-based assay to discover inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 RNA dependent RNA polymerase

J Zhao, SS Guo, D Yi, Q Li, L Ma, Y Zhang, J Wang… - Antiviral research, 2021 - Elsevier
Antiviral therapeutics is one effective avenue to control and end this devastating COVID-19
pandemic. The viral RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) of SARS-CoV-2 has been …