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(A) The mechanism of cysteine kinase Mpro catalyzing the hydrolysis of substrate peptides. (B) The structures of N3 and nilotinib. The blue box corresponds to the structural fragment of the N3 molecule involved in covalent binding with cysteine. The red and purple boxes represent the aromatic heterocyclic moiety and aniline group, respectively, of the nilotinib.
