Quinolizidines as Novel SARS-CoV-2 Entry Inhibitors.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
COVID-19, caused by the highly transmissible severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), has rapidly spread and become a pandemic since its outbreak in 2019. We have previously discovered that aloperine is a new privileged scaffold that can be modified to become a specific antiviral compound with markedly improved potency against different viruses, such as the influenza virus. In this study, we have identified a collection of aloperine derivatives that can inhibit the entry of SARS-CoV-2 into host cells. Compound 5 is the most potent tested aloperine derivative that inhibited the entry of SARS-CoV-2 (D614G variant) spike protein-pseudotyped virus with an IC50 of 0.5 µM. The compound was also active against several other SARS-CoV-2 variants including Delta and Omicron. Results of a confocal microscopy study suggest that compound 5 inhibited the viral entry before fusion to the cell or endosomal membrane. The results are consistent with the notion that aloperine is a privileged scaffold that can be used to develop potent anti-SARS-CoV-2 entry inhibitors.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Huang, L; Zhu, L; Xie, H; Goodwin, JS; Rana, T; Xie, L; Chen, C-H
Published Date
- August 25, 2022
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 23 / 17
PubMed ID
- 36077056
Pubmed Central ID
- PMC9455918
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1422-0067
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.3390/ijms23179659
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- Switzerland