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Deposition Date 2020-04-08
Release Date 2020-04-29
Last Version Date 2024-11-06
Entry Detail
PDB ID:
7BUY
Keywords:
Title:
The crystal structure of COVID-19 main protease in complex with carmofur
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Method Details:
Experimental Method:
Resolution:
1.60 Å
R-Value Free:
0.20
R-Value Work:
0.17
R-Value Observed:
0.18
Space Group:
C 1 2 1
Macromolecular Entities
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Protein Blast
Polymer Type:polypeptide(L)
Molecule:3C-like proteinase
Gene (Uniprot):rep
Chain IDs:A
Chain Length:306
Number of Molecules:1
Biological Source:Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Primary Citation
Structural basis for the inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 main protease by antineoplastic drug carmofur.
Nat.Struct.Mol.Biol. 27 529 532 (2020)
PMID: 32382072 DOI: 10.1038/s41594-020-0440-6

Abstact

The antineoplastic drug carmofur is shown to inhibit the SARS-CoV-2 main protease (Mpro). Here, the X-ray crystal structure of Mpro in complex with carmofur reveals that the carbonyl reactive group of carmofur is covalently bound to catalytic Cys145, whereas its fatty acid tail occupies the hydrophobic S2 subsite. Carmofur inhibits viral replication in cells (EC50 = 24.30 μM) and is a promising lead compound to develop new antiviral treatment for COVID-19.

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