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ArticleScientific reports2018

In silico screening for human norovirus antivirals reveals a novel non-nucleoside inhibitor of the viral polymerase.

Salvatore Ferla, Natalie E Netzler, Sebastiano Ferla, Sofia Veronese, Daniel Enosi Tuipulotu, Salvatore Guccione, Andrea Brancale, Peter A White, Marcella Bassetto

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Article in Scientific reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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21 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Salvatore FerlaSchool of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom. ferlas1@cardiff.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-5918-9237
Natalie E NetzlerSchool of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Sebastiano FerlaSchool of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom.
Sofia VeroneseSchool of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom.
Daniel Enosi TuipulotuSchool of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-6442-4633
Salvatore GuccioneDipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco, Università degli Studi di Catania, Catania, Italy.
Andrea BrancaleSchool of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom.
Peter A WhiteSchool of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Marcella BassettoSchool of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Human norovirus causes approximately 219,000 deaths annually, yet there are currently no antivirals available. A virtual screening of commercially available drug-like compounds (~300,000) was performed on the suramin and PPNDS binding-sites of the norovirus RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp). Selected compounds (n = 62) were examined for inhibition of norovirus RdRp activity using an in vitro transcription assay. Eight candidates demonstrated RdRp inhibition (>25% inhibition at 10 µM), which was confirmed using a gel-shift RdRp assay for two of them. The two molecules were identified as initial hits and selected for structure-activity relationship studies, which resulted in the synthesis of novel compounds that were examined for inhibitory activity. Five compounds inhibited human norovirus RdRp activity (>50% at 10 µM), with the best candidate, 54, demonstrating an IC

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Computer SimulationRNA-Dependent RNA PolymeraseViral ProteinsAntiviral AgentsCaliciviridae InfectionsEnzyme InhibitorsHumansNorovirusStructure-Activity RelationshipAntiviral AgentsEnzyme InhibitorsRNA-Dependent RNA PolymeraseViral Proteins

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PMCPMC5841303

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