Synonyms: BMS-650032 | BMS650032 | compound 24 [PMID: 24564672] | Sunvepra™
asunaprevir is an approved drug (Japan (2014), Canada (2016))
Compound class:
Synthetic organic
Comment: Asunaprevir (BMS-650032) is an orally bioavailable, oligopeptide-based inhibitor of the nonstructural protein 3 (NS3), from hepatitis C virus (HCV) [4]. NS3, is a serine protease that is essential for proteolytic cleavages within the HCV polyprotein, a function that is key during HCV viral RNA replication. More recently asunaprevir has been reported to inhibit the papain-like protease (PL-pro, nsp3) in a number of coronaviruses [2].
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References |
1. Akamatsu N, Sugawara Y, Kokudo N. (2015)
Asunaprevir (BMS-650032) for the treatment of hepatitis C virus. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther, 13 (11): 1307-17. [PMID:26414905] |
2. Anson BJ, Chapman ME, Lendy EK, Pshenychnyi S, D’Aquila RT, Satchell KJF, Mesecar AD. (2020)
Broad-spectrum inhibition of coronavirus main and papain-like proteases by HCV drugs. Nature Research, PrePrint, Under Review. DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-26344/v1 |
3. Bristol Myers Squibb.
Bristol-Myers Squibb Statement about Asunaprevir in the U.S. Accessed on 19/05/2020. Modified on 19/05/2020. news.bms.com, https://news.bms.com/press-release/rd-news/bristol-myers-squibb-statement-about-asunaprevir-us |
4. Scola PM, Sun LQ, Wang AX, Chen J, Sin N, Venables BL, Sit SY, Chen Y, Cocuzza A, Bilder DM et al.. (2014)
The discovery of asunaprevir (BMS-650032), an orally efficacious NS3 protease inhibitor for the treatment of hepatitis C virus infection. J Med Chem, 57 (5): 1730-52. [PMID:24564672] |