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ArticleJournal of medicinal chemistry2026

Discovery of Coronavirus Main Protease Inhibitors with Enhanced Brain Exposure and Potent Oral Efficacy in SARS-CoV-2 and MERS Infection Models.

Luca Lizzadro, Jiapeng Li, Taha Y Taha, Gilles Degotte, Tyler C Detomasi, Francisco J Zapatero-Belinchon, Eric R Hantz, Sijie Huang, Yusuke Matsui, Will R Henderson and 20 more

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Article in Journal of medicinal chemistry, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

30 authors.

Luca LizzadroDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California, San Francisco, 600 16th Street, San Francisco, California 94158, United States.
Jiapeng LiDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California, San Francisco, 600 16th Street, San Francisco, California 94158, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-4321-1150
Taha Y TahaGladstone Infectious Disease Institute, Gladstone Institutes, San Francisco, California 94158, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-7344-7490
Gilles DegotteDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California, San Francisco, 600 16th Street, San Francisco, California 94158, United States.
Tyler C DetomasiDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California, San Francisco, 600 16th Street, San Francisco, California 94158, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-4390-108X
Francisco J Zapatero-BelinchonGladstone Infectious Disease Institute, Gladstone Institutes, San Francisco, California 94158, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-2751-8411
Eric R HantzDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California, San Francisco, 600 16th Street, San Francisco, California 94158, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-2588-7619
Sijie HuangDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California, San Francisco, 600 16th Street, San Francisco, California 94158, United States.
Yusuke MatsuiGladstone Infectious Disease Institute, Gladstone Institutes, San Francisco, California 94158, United States.
Will R HendersonDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California, San Francisco, 600 16th Street, San Francisco, California 94158, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-4791-3184
Jack T McCannDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California, San Francisco, 600 16th Street, San Francisco, California 94158, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-8812-829X
Mauricio MontanoGladstone Infectious Disease Institute, Gladstone Institutes, San Francisco, California 94158, United States.
Julia RosecransGladstone Infectious Disease Institute, Gladstone Institutes, San Francisco, California 94158, United States.
Daniel F Torres PomaresDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California, San Francisco, 600 16th Street, San Francisco, California 94158, United States.
Briana L McGovernDepartment of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York 10029, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-0492-9904
Randy Diaz-TapiaDepartment of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York 10029, United States.
Jared BenjaminDepartment of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York 10029, United States.
Mary E GordonDepartment of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York 10029, United States.
Isidora D SuazoDepartment of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York 10029, United States.
Nicholas S SettineriAdvanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-0272-454X
Amy DialloDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, University of California, San Francisco, 600 16th Street, San Francisco, California 94158, United States.
Nevan J KroganDepartment of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, 600 16th Street, San Francisco, California 94158, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-4902-337X
Brian K ShoichetDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California, San Francisco, 600 16th Street, San Francisco, California 94158, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-6098-7367
Kliment A VerbaDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, University of California, San Francisco, 600 16th Street, San Francisco, California 94158, United States.
Randy AlbrechtDepartment of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York 10029, United States.
Adolfo García-SastreDepartment of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York 10029, United States.
Kris M WhiteDepartment of Microbiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York 10029, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-0889-0506
Melanie OttGladstone Infectious Disease Institute, Gladstone Institutes, San Francisco, California 94158, United States.
Charles S CraikDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California, San Francisco, 600 16th Street, San Francisco, California 94158, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-7704-9185
Adam R RensloDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California, San Francisco, 600 16th Street, San Francisco, California 94158, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-1240-2846

Funding

Targeting Viroporins and Coronavirus M ProteinU19AI171110 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI James Solomon Fraser · 2022 to 2026
$103.4M
Strengthening the ISMMS research and response capabilities for pathogens of pandemic potentialG20AI174733 · NIAID · ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI · PI ALBRECHT, RANDY A. · 2022 to 2022
$2.3M
NIAID NIH HHS G20 AI174733NIAID NIH HHS U19 AI171110
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The main proteases (M

Indexed as

Antiviral AgentsBrainCoronavirus 3C ProteasesCOVID-19 Drug TreatmentMiddle East Respiratory Syndrome CoronavirusProtease InhibitorsSARS-CoV-2Administration, OralAnimalsCOVID-19Disease Models, AnimalDogsDrug DiscoveryHumansMaleMiceAntiviral AgentsCoronavirus 3C ProteasesProtease Inhibitors

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PMID41490206
PMCPMC12834036

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