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Vol 58(2024) N 4 p. 773-789; DOI 10.1134/S0026893324700353 Yu.N. Vorobjev1* Molecular Ion Channel Blockers of Influenza A and SARS-CoV-2 Viruses 1Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, 630090 Russia*ynvorob@niboch.nsc.ru Received - 2023-11-14; Revised - 2024-02-07; Accepted - 2024-02-15 Molecules were proposed to block the functional cycles of the influenza virus A and SARS-CoV- 2. The blocker molecules efficiently bind inside the M2 and E channels of influenza A and SARS-CoV-2 viruses and block diffusion of H+/K+ ions, thus distorting the virus functional cycle. A family of positively charged (+2 e.u.) molecular blockers of H+/K+ ion diffusion through the M2 and E channels was proposed. The blocker molecules were diazabicyclooctane (DABCO) derivatives and were investigated for affinity for the M2 and E channels. Thermal dynamics of native and mutant channel structures and blocker binding were modeled by exhaustive docking. Binding energy calculations revealed within-channel, blocking, and extrachannel binding sites in the M2 and E channel proteins. Blocker molecules with higher affinity for the blocking sites were proposed. The most probable amino acid mutations the M2 and E channels were considered, the efficiency of channel blocking was analyzed, and optimal structures were assumed for the blocker molecules. influenza A and SARS-CoV-2 viruses, M2 and E ion channels, molecular dynamics, M2 and E ion channel blockers, diazabicyclooctane derivatives, binding and blocking of M2 and E channels |