Id |
Subject |
Object |
Predicate |
Lexical cue |
T158 |
0-197 |
Sentence |
denotes |
To confirm the observed inhibition of some adenine dinucleosides against SARS-CoV nsp14 N7-MTase, we further tested 10 compounds in a dose-response assay (Table 2 , Supporting Information Fig. S2). |
T159 |
198-321 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The selection of these compounds was based on their percentage inhibition higher than 50% against SARS-CoV nsp14 (Table 1). |
T160 |
322-431 |
Sentence |
denotes |
After pre-incubation with increasing concentrations of dinucleosides, the MTase activity was measured by FBA. |
T161 |
432-626 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The IC50 of compounds, deduced from Hill slope equation (Y = 100/(1+((X/IC50)^Hillslope) curve-fitting, ranged from 0.6 μM to 70.4 μM on SARS-CoV nsp14 and 10.9 μM to > 500 μM on hRNMT activity. |
T162 |
627-881 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Among all the potential inhibitors, three compounds 2, 6 and 11 showed the lowest inhibitory activity on SARS-CoV nsp14 with IC50 > 40 μM, the others have IC50 values in the micromolar range except 13 that showed an IC50 value in the submicromolar range. |
T163 |
882-999 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The potency of the derivative 13 to inhibit SARS-CoV nsp14 was comparable to the broad spectrum inhibitor sinefungin. |
T164 |
1000-1204 |
Sentence |
denotes |
However, it is noteworthy that compound 13 specifically inhibits the N7-MTase of SARS-CoV with a high 413-fold of specificity in dose-response testing whereas sinefungin is also active against hRNMT [11]. |
T165 |
1205-1505 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Remarkably 13 bearing a chlorine atom in “para” position and a nitro group in “meta” position displayed the best inhibition which was 6.5–9.5 fold more potent than the derivatives 10 and 12, respectively that contain the nitro in “ortho” position and a lipophilic group CF3 or MeO in “para” position. |
T166 |
1506-1665 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The comparison of IC50 values of 14 and 13 indicates that the addition of a nitro group in the phenyl ring increased the inhibitory activity by 2.5 fold in 13. |
T167 |
1666-1830 |
Sentence |
denotes |
These results confirm that the chlorine atom in “para” position and the presence of a nitro group seem crucial for submicromolar SARS-CoV nsp14 inhibitory activity. |
T168 |
1831-1937 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Table 2 Comparison of IC50 values of 10 most active compounds on SARS-CoV nsp14 and human RNMT activities. |
T169 |
1938-1988 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Compounds SARS-CoV nsp14 IC50a (μM) hRNMTIC50 (μM) |
T170 |
1989-2011 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Sinefunginb 0.36 <0.05 |
T171 |
2012-2035 |
Sentence |
denotes |
2 40.6 ± 3.2 10.9 ± 1.0 |
T172 |
2036-2053 |
Sentence |
denotes |
6 55.5 ± 5.1 >500 |
T173 |
2054-2070 |
Sentence |
denotes |
9 2.6 ± 0.2 >500 |
T174 |
2071-2088 |
Sentence |
denotes |
10 3.9 ± 0.4 >500 |
T175 |
2089-2115 |
Sentence |
denotes |
11 70.4 ± 4.9 169.3 ± 30.4 |
T176 |
2116-2141 |
Sentence |
denotes |
12 5.7 ± 0.5 275.9 ± 28.7 |
T177 |
2142-2167 |
Sentence |
denotes |
13 0.6 ± 0.1 247.5 ± 14.9 |
T178 |
2168-2184 |
Sentence |
denotes |
14 1.5 ± 0.1 n.d |
T179 |
2185-2201 |
Sentence |
denotes |
15 2.4 ± 0.2 n.i |
T180 |
2202-2218 |
Sentence |
denotes |
16 9.9 ± 0.9 n.d |
T181 |
2219-2315 |
Sentence |
denotes |
a Concentration inhibiting MTase activity by 50%; mean value from three independent experiments. |
T182 |
2316-2350 |
Sentence |
denotes |
b values from the literature [11]. |
T183 |
2351-2556 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The MTase activity for IC50 determinations was measured using a filter binding assay as described above. n.i: no inhibition detected at 50 μM; n.d: not determined due to inhibition lower than 50% at 50 μM. |