A novel virtual screening procedure identifies Pralatrexate as inhibitor of SARS-CoV-2 RdRp and it reduces viral replication in vitro.

The spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus poses serious threats to the global public health and leads to worldwide crisis. No effective drug or vaccine is readily available. The viral RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) is a promising therapeutic target. A hybr...

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Main Authors: Haiping Zhang, Yang Yang, Junxin Li, Min Wang, Konda Mani Saravanan, Jinli Wei, Justin Tze-Yang Ng, Md Tofazzal Hossain, Maoxuan Liu, Huiling Zhang, Xiaohu Ren, Yi Pan, Yin Peng, Yi Shi, Xiaochun Wan, Yingxia Liu, Yanjie Wei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-12-01
Series:PLoS Computational Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1008489