Blocking Coronavirus 19 Infection via the SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein: Initial Steps

Jonathan Whisenant; Kevin Burgess

doi:10.1021/acsmedchemlett.0c00233

Blocking Coronavirus 19 Infection via the SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein: Initial Steps

ACS Med Chem Lett. 2020 May 18;11(6):1076-1078. doi: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.0c00233. eCollection 2020 Jun 11.

Authors

Jonathan Whisenant¹, Kevin Burgess¹

Affiliation

¹ Texas A&M University, Department of Chemistry, Box 30012, College Station, Texas 77842, United States.

Abstract

Recent crystal structure data for protein-protein interactions featuring the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein will inevitably trigger a new wave of research in this area that was not possible before. This Viewpoint outlines a few of the ways that it is already happening.