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ArticleNature communications2021

Inhibition mechanism of SARS-CoV-2 main protease by ebselen and its derivatives.

Kangsa Amporndanai, Xiaoli Meng, Weijuan Shang, Zhenmig Jin, Michael Rogers, Yao Zhao, Zihe Rao, Zhi-Jie Liu, Haitao Yang, Leike Zhang and 2 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 95 papers.

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95citing papers in PubMed
21.9field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

95 citing papers in PubMed, 241 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Kangsa AmporndanaiMolecular Biophysics Group, Department of Biochemistry and System Biology, Institute of System, Molecular and Integrative Biology, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L69 7ZB, UK.
Xiaoli MengDepartment of Molecular and Clinical Pharmacology, Institute of Translational Medicine, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L69 3BX, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-7774-2075
Weijuan ShangState Key Laboratory of Virology, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, Hubei, China.
Zhenmig JinShanghai Institute for Advanced Immunochemical Studies and School of Life Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 201210, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6448-820X
Michael RogersDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L69 7ZD, UK.
Yao ZhaoShanghai Institute for Advanced Immunochemical Studies and School of Life Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 201210, China.
Zihe RaoShanghai Institute for Advanced Immunochemical Studies and School of Life Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 201210, China.ORCID 0000-0001-9866-2384
Zhi-Jie LiuiHuman Institute and School of Life Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 201210, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7279-2893
Haitao YangShanghai Institute for Advanced Immunochemical Studies and School of Life Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 201210, China. yanght@shanghaitech.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-1875-3268
Leike ZhangState Key Laboratory of Virology, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, Hubei, China. zhangleike@wh.iov.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-2593-2571
Paul M O'NeillDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L69 7ZD, UK. P.M.Oneill01@liverpool.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0003-4338-0317
S Samar HasnainMolecular Biophysics Group, Department of Biochemistry and System Biology, Institute of System, Molecular and Integrative Biology, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L69 7ZB, UK. S.S.Hasnain@liverpool.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-2854-4718
ShanghaiTech University · CNUniversity of Liverpool · GBChinese Academy of Sciences · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has triggered global efforts to develop therapeutics. The main protease of SARS-CoV-2 (M

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Antiviral AgentsAzolesCatalytic DomainCoronavirus 3C ProteasesCrystallography, X-RayCysteineHydrolysisIsoindolesModels, MolecularOrganoselenium CompoundsProtease InhibitorsReference StandardsSalicylanilidesSARS-CoV-2Selenium3C-like proteinase, SARS-CoV-2Antiviral AgentsAzolesCoronavirus 3C ProteasesCysteineebselenIsoindolesOrganoselenium CompoundsProtease InhibitorsSalicylanilidesSelenium

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