Keywords
Virtual Screening
protease inhibitors
Sulfonamide
Molecular dynamics
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Abstract
Availability of X-ray crystal structure of 3C protease of several enteroviruses provided an opportunity for in silico drug design and development approach. Presented study is aimed at designing a novel compound targeting 3C protease of Coxsackievirus (CVB3), which is reported frequently to cause myocarditis in North America and Europe. A pthalimido-sulfonamide derivative (ZINC13799063) was identified through high-throughput virtual screening (HTVS) approach from the top HITs. A small library of phalimido-sulphonamides was enumerated to find a potential LEAD. Compound 17 from the library was found to inhibit CVB3 selectively in cell based antiviral assay at a concentration of EC50=1.0±0.1 µM with a selectivity index of >140. Molecular dynamics study was performed to investigate the selective inhibition of CVB3 over CVB4.References
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