Mechanistic Insight into SARS-CoV-2 Mpro Inhibition by Organoselenides: The Ebselen Case Study
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---|---|---|
S1–S2 | 0.190 3 | 0.450 |
S2–S3 | 0.833 3 | 0.610 |
S1–Se | 0.325 | 0.535 |
Se–S3 | 0.703 | 0.537 |
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Madabeni, A.; Nogara, P.A.; Omage, F.B.; Rocha, J.B.T.; Orian, L. Mechanistic Insight into SARS-CoV-2 Mpro Inhibition by Organoselenides: The Ebselen Case Study. Appl. Sci. 2021, 11, 6291. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11146291
Madabeni A, Nogara PA, Omage FB, Rocha JBT, Orian L. Mechanistic Insight into SARS-CoV-2 Mpro Inhibition by Organoselenides: The Ebselen Case Study. Applied Sciences. 2021; 11(14):6291. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11146291
Chicago/Turabian StyleMadabeni, Andrea, Pablo Andrei Nogara, Folorunsho Bright Omage, João Batista Teixeira Rocha, and Laura Orian. 2021. "Mechanistic Insight into SARS-CoV-2 Mpro Inhibition by Organoselenides: The Ebselen Case Study" Applied Sciences 11, no. 14: 6291. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11146291
APA StyleMadabeni, A., Nogara, P. A., Omage, F. B., Rocha, J. B. T., & Orian, L. (2021). Mechanistic Insight into SARS-CoV-2 Mpro Inhibition by Organoselenides: The Ebselen Case Study. Applied Sciences, 11(14), 6291. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11146291