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Acriflavine, a clinically approved drug, inhibits SARS-CoV-2 and other betacoronaviruses
11 Jan 2022
Abstract excerpt
The COVID-19 pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 has been socially and economically devastating. Despite an unprecedented research effort and available vaccines, effective therapeutics are still missing to limit severe disease and mortality. Using high-throughput screening, we identify acriflavine (ACF) as a potent papain-like protease (PL pro ) inhibitor. NMR titrations and a co-crystal structure confirm that...
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