Turkish Journal of Biology
Abstract
The current COVID-19 outbreak has had a profound influence on public health and daily life. Despite all restrictions and vaccination programs, COVID-19 still can lead to fatality due to a lack of COVID-19-specific treatments. A number of studies have demonstrated the feasibility to develop therapeutics by targeting underlying components of the viral proteome. Here we reviewed recently developed and validated small molecule inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2's nonstructural proteins. We described the validation level of identified compounds specific for SARS-CoV-2 in the presence of in vitro and in vivo supporting data. The mechanisms of pharmacological activity, as well as approaches for developing improved SARS-CoV-2 NSP inhibitors have been emphasized.
DOI
10.3906/biy-2106-42
Keywords
SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, small molecules, NSPs
First Page
469
Last Page
483
Recommended Citation
KOCABAŞ, FATİH and USLU, MERVE
(2021)
"The current state of validated small molecules inhibiting SARS-CoV-2 non-structural proteins,"
Turkish Journal of Biology: Vol. 45:
No.
7, Article 10.
https://doi.org/10.3906/biy-2106-42
Available at:
https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/biology/vol45/iss7/10
