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Computational Insights into SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease Mutations and Nirmatrelvir Efficacy: The Effects of P132H and P132H-A173V.
Journal of chemical information and modeling - 8 Jul 2024
Xia Yuan-Ling, Du Wen-Wen, Li Yong-Ping, Tao Yan, Zhang Zhi-Bi, Liu Song-Ming, Fu Yun-Xin, Zhang Ke-Qin, Liu Shu-Qun
Abstract excerpt
Nirmatrelvir, a pivotal component of the oral antiviral Paxlovid for COVID-19, targets the SARS-CoV-2 main protease (Mpro) as a covalent inhibitor. Here, we employed combined computational methods to explore how the prevalent Omicron variant mutation P132H, alone and in combination with A173V (P132H-A173V), affects nirmatrelvir's efficacy. Our findings suggest that P132H enhances the noncovalent binding affinity...
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