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The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has emphasized the urgency to develop effective therapeutics Drug repurposing screening is regarded as one of the most practical and rapid approaches for the discovery of such therapeutics The 3C-like protease (3CL(pro)), or main protease (M(pro)) of SARS-CoV-2 is a valid drug target as it is a specific viral enzyme and plays an essential role in viral replication We performed a quantitative high-throughput screening (qHTS) of 10 755 compounds consisting of approved and investigational drugs, and bioactive compounds using a SARS-CoV-2 3CL(pro) assay Twenty-three small molecule inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 3CL(pro) have been identified with IC(50)s ranging from 0 26 to 28 85 μM Walrycin B (IC(50) = 0 26 μM), hydroxocobalamin (IC(50) = 3 29 μM), suramin sodium (IC(50) = 6 5 μM), Z-DEVD-FMK (IC(50) = 6 81 μM), LLL-12 (IC(50) = 9 84 μM), and Z-FA-FMK (IC(50) = 11 39 μM) are the most potent 3CL(pro) inhibitors The activity of the anti-SARS-CoV-2 viral infection was confirmed in 7 of 23 compounds using a SARS-CoV-2 cytopathic effect assay The results demonstrated a set of SARS-CoV-2 3CL(pro) inhibitors that may have potential for further clinical evaluation as part of drug combination therapies to treating COVID-19 patients and as starting points for chemistry optimization for new drug development
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