@article{202405.0326, doi = {10.20944/preprints202405.0326.v1}, url = {https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202405.0326.v1}, year = 2024, month = {May}, publisher = {Preprints}, author = {Vitor Martins de Freitas Amorim and Eduardo Pereira Soares and Anielle Salviano de Almeida Ferrari and Davi Gabriel Salustiano Merighi and Robson Francisco de Souza and Cristiane Rodrigues Guzzo and Anacleto Silva de Souza}, title = {3-Chymotrypsin-like Protease (3CLpro): Validation as a Molecular Target, Proposal of a Novel Catalytic Mechanism, and Inhibitors in Preclinical and Clinical Trials}, journal = {Preprints} }