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. 2022 May 12;31(7):1147–1153. doi: 10.1007/s00044-022-02903-0

Table 1.

Validation and invalidation of SARS-CoV-2 Mpro and PLpro inhibitors

Compound Reported SARS-CoV-2 Mpro inhibition
IC50 (µM)
Reported SARS-CoV-2 PLpro inhibition
IC50 (µM)
Validation results
IC50 (µM)
Dieckol

IC50 = 4.5 ± 0.4 (1 mM DTT)

IC50 = 2.9 ± 0.2 (no DTT)

Competitive inhibitor

Ki = 3.3 µM [21]

SPR

KD = 0.22 µM

N.A.

FRET assay:

Mpro IC50 > 20 (4 mM DTT)

PLpro IC50 > 20 (4 mM DTT)

Flip-GFP Mpro assay:

IC50 > 60 µM

PGG

SARS-CoV-2

IC50 = 3.66 ± 0.02

SARS-CoV

IC50 = 6.89 ± 0.15 [22]

N. A.

FRET assay:

Mpro IC50 > 20 (4 mM DTT)

PLpro IC50 = 3.90 ± 1.10 (4 mM DTT)

Thermal shift assay:

ΔTm = 3.91 oC

Flip-GFP Mpro assay:

IC50 > 3 µM

Flip-GFP PLpro assay:

IC50 > 3 µM

Ebselen

IC50 = 3.7 ± 2.4 (4 mM DTT)

IC50 > 60 (4 mM DTT) [25]

IC50 = 10.3 ± 8.9 (4 mM DTT)

IC50 > 60 (4 mM DTT) [25]

Flip-GFP PLpro assay:

IC50 > 30 µM

Disulfiram

IC50 = 2.1 ± 0.3 (4 mM DTT)

IC50 > 60 (4 mM DTT) [25]

IC50 = 6.9 ± 4.2 (4 mM DTT)

IC50 > 60 (4 mM DTT) [25]

Flip-GFP PLpro assay:

IC50 > 10 µM

Carmofur

IC50 = 0.2 ± 0.1 (4 mM DTT)

IC50 = 28.2 ± 9.5 (4 mM DTT) [25]

IC50 = 0.7 ± 0.1 (4 mM DTT)

IC50 > 60 (4 mM DTT) [25]

Flip-GFP PLpro assay:

IC50 > 50 µM

PX-12

IC50 = 0.9 ± 0.2 (4 mM DTT)

IC50 > 60 (4 mM DTT) [25]

IC50 = 18.7 ± 2.6 (4 mM DTT)

IC50 > 60 (4 mM DTT) [25]

Flip-GFP PLpro assay:

IC50 > 50 µM

Tideglusib

IC50 = 2.1 ± 0.3 (4 mM DTT)

IC50 > 60 (4 mM DTT) [25]

IC50 = 7.1 ± 1.4 (4 mM DTT)

IC50 = 30.4 ± 17.1 (4 mM DTT) [25]

Flip-GFP PLpro assay:

IC50 > 60 µM

N.A. not available