Table 1 Structure–activity relationship of 4-aminoquinazoline EGFR inhibitors against SARS-CoV-2 PLpro.

From: Bispecific repurposed medicines targeting the viral and immunological arms of COVID-19

Compound number

Generic name

R1

R2

R3

R4

R5

IC50 (µM) (range)

8

Tarloxotinib

Br

F

N

N

0.3 (0.1–0.5)

9

Tarloxotinib (ac)

Br

F

N

N

0.3 (0.1–0.4)

10

Pelitinib

Cl

Cl

> 100*

11

Afatinib

Cl

Cl

N

12 (11–16)

12

Dacomitinib

Cl

Cl

N

4 (3–5)

13

Gefitinib

Cl

Cl

N

7 (6–11)

  1. *The range could not be established due to lack of potency.