The dimer-monomer equilibrium of SARS-CoV-2 main protease is affected by small molecule inhibitors

Abstract The maturation of coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, which is the etiological agent at the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic, requires a main protease Mpro to cleave the virus-encoded polyproteins. Despite a wealth of experimental information already available, there is wide disagreement about the Mpro...

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Main Authors: Lucia Silvestrini, Norhan Belhaj, Lucia Comez, Yuri Gerelli, Antonino Lauria, Valeria Libera, Paolo Mariani, Paola Marzullo, Maria Grazia Ortore, Antonio Palumbo Piccionello, Caterina Petrillo, Lucrezia Savini, Alessandro Paciaroni, Francesco Spinozzi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-88630-9