Fullerenes against COVID-19: Repurposing C<sub>60</sub> and C<sub>70</sub> to Clog the Active Site of SARS-CoV-2 Protease

The persistency of COVID-19 in the world and the continuous rise of its variants demand new treatments to complement vaccines. Computational chemistry can assist in the identification of moieties able to lead to new drugs to fight the disease. Fullerenes and carbon nanomaterials can interact with pr...

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Main Authors: Tainah Dorina Marforio, Edoardo Jun Mattioli, Francesco Zerbetto, Matteo Calvaresi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-03-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/27/6/1916