Review Article

Paxlovid: Mechanism of Action, Synthesis, and In Silico Study

Table 2

Residue and ligand atom interactions with the bond type and energy in 3CLpro complexes.

ComplexResidueLigand atomBond typeEnergy

3CLpro-PFCys145O2Hydrogen−5.04
Cys145H9Hydrogen−5.04
Glu166O3Hydrogen−4.41
Gln189H2OHydrogen−3.01

3CLpro-ritHis41H6Arene−3.0
Gly143O3Hydrogen−2.2
Pro168Thiozyl groupArene−0.8
Thr190S2Hydrogen−0.8