Paxlovid: Mechanism of Action, Synthesis, and In Silico Study

M Marzi, MK Vakil, M Bahmanyar… - BioMed Research …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In this work, the discovery and description of PF‐07321332, a major bioavailable oral SARS‐
CoV‐2 protease inhibitor with in vitro human coronavirus antiviral activity, and excellent …

[HTML][HTML] Antiviral drug discovery for the treatment of COVID-19 infections

TI Ng, I Correia, J Seagal, DA DeGoey, MR Schrimpf… - Viruses, 2022 - mdpi.com
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is caused by the severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), a recently emerged human coronavirus …

SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant is highly sensitive to molnupiravir, nirmatrelvir, and the combination

P Li, Y Wang, M Lavrijsen, MM Lamers, AC de Vries… - Cell research, 2022 - nature.com
Dear Editor, Since the first outbreak in late 2019, the RNA genome of SARS-CoV-2 has
been undergoing constant evolution. This is largely attributed to the viral polymerase that is …

[HTML][HTML] Estimating global, regional, and national daily and cumulative infections with SARS-CoV-2 through Nov 14, 2021: a statistical analysis

RM Barber, RJD Sorensen, DM Pigott, C Bisignano… - The Lancet, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Timely, accurate, and comprehensive estimates of SARS-CoV-2 daily infection
rates, cumulative infections, the proportion of the population that has been infected at least …

[HTML][HTML] Combination therapy with nirmatrelvir and molnupiravir improves the survival of SARS-CoV-2 infected mice

JH Jeong, S Chokkakula, SC Min, BK Kim, WS Choi… - Antiviral research, 2022 - Elsevier
As the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic remains uncontrolled owing to the continuous emergence of
variants of concern, there is an immediate need to implement the most effective antiviral …

Molnupiravir: A lethal mutagenic drug against rapidly mutating severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2—A narrative review

S Masyeni, M Iqhrammullah… - Journal of Medical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Broad‐spectrum antiviral agents targeting viral RNA‐dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp)
are expected to be a key therapeutic strategy in the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 …

Molnupiravir: A versatile prodrug against SARS-CoV-2 variants

D Teli, P Balar, K Patel, A Sharma, V Chavda, L Vora - Metabolites, 2023 - mdpi.com
The nucleoside analog β-DN 4-hydroxycytidine is the active metabolite of the prodrug
molnupiravir and is accepted as an efficient drug against COVID-19. Molnupiravir targets the …

Comparative molecular docking and simulation analysis of molnupiravir and remdesivir with SARS-CoV-2 RNA dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp)

SM Patil, KR Maruthi, SN Bajpe, VM Vyshali… - …, 2021 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Treatment of SARS-CoV-2 targeting its RNA dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) is of
current interest. Remdesivir has been approved for the treatment of COVID-19 around the …

New perspectives on antimicrobial agents: molnupiravir and nirmatrelvir/ritonavir for treatment of COVID-19

RL Atmar, N Finch - Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 2022 - journals.asm.org
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) has emerged to cause
pandemic respiratory disease in the past 2 years, leading to significant worldwide morbidity …

SARS-CoV-2 omicron (B. 1.1. 529) variant: a challenge with COVID-19

Z Mohseni Afshar, A Tavakoli Pirzaman, B Karim… - Diagnostics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Since the beginning of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, there have
been multiple peaks of the SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus …