코로나바이러스 감염증 COVID-19 치료용 펩타이드 및 이의 용도

Abstract

The present invention relates to a peptide for treatment of the corona virus infection COVID-19 and a use thereof. In order to make the binding to the new epitope of SARS-CoV2 RBD stronger compared to the peptide (P6) simulating the conventionally known binding site between SARS-CoV RBD and ACE2, the peptide of the present invention includes a new portion added with a novel amino acid sequence fundamentally designed for interaction in the dimension of atoms consisting of the amino acids. Suggested in the present invention is a novel design of a peptide having higher binding affinity than conventionally known peptides, wherein an expanded peptide is creatively designed to additionally interact with charged amino acids of D420 and K458, located at the rear side of the known binding boundary between RBD and hACE2. The peptide of the present invention exhibits high possibility as a therapeutic agent for COVID-19.