Fragment-Based Development of NSP14 Exonuclease Inhibitors Confounded by Batch-to-Batch Variability.
Coker JA; Sun R; Polzer PM; Romigh T; Goins CM; Wang NS; Jung JU; Stauffer SR · 2026 · ACS chemical biology
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Abstract (excerpt)
Point mutations in the exonuclease (ExoN) site of nonstructural protein 14 (NSP14) compromise the fitness of betacoronaviruses such as SARS-CoV-2, implicating NSP14 ExoN inhibition as an antiviral strategy. However, there are no advanced…
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Metadata source: Europe PMC · DOI 10.1021/acschembio.5c00930