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ArticleChembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology2026

Heat Shock Protein Inhibitor Tanespimycin (17AAG) Suppresses SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease Activity and Is More Potent Than Clinically Approved Antiviral Nirmatrelvir.

Gargi Mukherjee, Shayantani Chakraborty, Anshuman Chandra, Goutam Chowdhury, Anindita Chakrabarty

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Article in Chembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Gargi MukherjeeDepartment of Life Science, Shiv Nadar University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Shayantani ChakrabortyDepartment of Life Science, Shiv Nadar University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0003-7406-0524
Anshuman ChandraSchool of Physical Sciences, JNU, New Delhi, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2686-3918
Goutam ChowdhuryIndependent Researcher, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1397-8684
Anindita ChakrabartyDepartment of Life Science, Shiv Nadar University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1609-8722

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Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 created a global health crisis, and the virus still circulates, mutates, and causes illness and death. Vaccination remains the primary defense, but effectiveness can be reduced in immunocompromised individuals and against new variants, and clinically approved antivirals are limited by side effects, drug interactions, and resistance. Herein, we propose a novel application of tanespimycin (17AAG), the chaperone heat shock protein (HSP)90 inhibitor, as an antiviral against the SARS-CoV-2 main protease (M

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Antiviral AgentsBenzoquinonesCoronavirus 3C ProteasesCOVID-19 Drug TreatmentHSP90 Heat-Shock ProteinsLactams, MacrocyclicProtease InhibitorsSARS-CoV-2TriazolesAnimalsAzabicyclo CompoundsHumansPyrrolidinones3C-like proteinase, SARS-CoV-2Antiviral AgentsAzabicyclo CompoundsBenzoquinonesCoronavirus 3C ProteasesHSP90 Heat-Shock ProteinsLactams, MacrocyclicnirmatrelvirProtease InhibitorsPyrrolidinonestanespimycinTriazoles17AAGheat shock protein 90 (HSP90)main protease (Mpro)nirmatrelvirresistantSARS‐CoV‐2

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