简介：Theactivesiteof3CLproteinase(3CL^por)forcoronaviruswasidentifiedbycomparingthecrystalstructuresofhumanandporcinecoronavirus.Theinhibitorofthemainproteinofrhinovirus(Ag7088)couldbindwith3CL^proofhumancoronavirus,thenitwasselectedasthereferenceformoleculardockinganddatabasescreening.Theligandsfromtwodatabaseswereusedtosearchpotentialleadstructureswithmoleculardocking.SeveralstructuresfromnaturalproductsandACD-SCdatabaseswerefoundtohavelowerbindingfreeenergywith3CL^prothanthatofAg7088.ThesestructureshavesimilarhydrophobicitytoAg7088.Theyhavecomplementaryelectrostaticpotentialandhydrogenbondaeceptoranddonorwith3CL^pro,showingthatthestrategyofanti-SARSdrugdesignbasedonmoleculardockinganddatabasescreeningisfeasible.