Citation: Linan Wu, Shenghua Gao, Peng Zhan. Breakthrough progress in the structural determination of the monkeypox virus I7L protease and the design of targeted inhibitors[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2026, 37(4): 111845. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2025.111845 shu

Breakthrough progress in the structural determination of the monkeypox virus I7L protease and the design of targeted inhibitors

Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Shandong Key Laboratory of Druggability Optimization and Evaluation for Lead Compounds, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, Ji'nan 250012, China

shh_gao@163.com

zhanpeng1982@sdu.edu.cn

Received Date: 20 July 2025
Revised Date: 15 September 2025
Accepted Date: 16 September 2025
Available Online: 16 September 2025

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