Synonyms: Aplidin® | aplidine | Dehydrodidemnin B
plitidepsin is an approved drug
Compound class:
Natural product
Comment: Plitidepsin was isolated from the sea squirt Aplidium albicans. It was found to have potent anti-tumour activity, that is mediated via modulation of human elongation factor 1-α (eEF1A) proteins and the translation process. Plitidepsin is also an immunomodulator and has antiviral properties.
SARS-CoV-2: The coronavirus exploits the eukaryotic (host) translation machinery to allow it to replicate. As a translation disruptor, plitidepsin has demonstrated in vivo anti-SARS-CoV-2 activity in mouse models of infection [1]. Under in vitro experimental conditions plitidepsin inhibited SARS-CoV-2 replication more effectively than remdesivir. |
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