An HR2-Mimicking Sulfonyl-γ-AApeptide Is a Potent Pan-coronavirus Fusion Inhibitor with Strong Blood-Brain Barrier Permeability, Long Half-Life, and Promising Oral Bioavailability.
ACS Cent Sci
; 9(5): 1046-1058, 2023 May 24.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2320579
ABSTRACT
Neutralizing antibodies and fusion inhibitory peptides have the potential required to combat the global pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 and its variants. However, the lack of oral bioavailability and enzymatic susceptibility limited their application, necessitating the development of novel pan-CoV fusion inhibitors. Herein we report a series of helical peptidomimetics, d-sulfonyl-γ-AApeptides, which effectively mimic the key residues of heptad repeat 2 and interact with heptad repeat 1 in the SARS-CoV-2 S2 subunit, resulting in inhibiting SARS-CoV-2 spike protein-mediated fusion between virus and cell membranes. The leads also displayed broad-spectrum inhibitory activity against a panel of other human CoVs and showed strong potency in vitro and in vivo. Meanwhile, they also demonstrated complete resistance to proteolytic enzymes or human sera and exhibited extremely long half-life in vivo and highly promising oral bioavailability, delineating their potential as pan-CoV fusion inhibitors with the potential to combat SARS-CoV-2 and its variants.
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ACS Cent Sci
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2023
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