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SUBMITTER: Andrzejczyk J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9347825 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Andrzejczyk Jacob J Jovic Katarina K Brown Logan M LM Pascetta Valerie G VG Varga Krisztina K Vashisth Harish H
Proteins 20220603 11
We report molecular interactions and inhibition of the main protease (M<sup>Pro</sup> ) of SARS-CoV-2, a key enzyme involved in the viral life cycle. By using a thiadiazolidinone (TDZD) derivative as a chemical probe, we explore the conformational dynamics of M<sup>Pro</sup> via docking protocols and molecular dynamics simulations in all-atom detail. We reveal the local and global dynamics of M<sup>Pro</sup> in the presence of this inhibitor and confirm the inhibition of the enzyme with an IC<su ...[more]