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Jobosic acid, a saturated fatty acid, is a selective SARS-CoV-2 inhibitor. Jobosic acid inhibits Mpro and spike-RBD/ACE-2 interaction with IC50 values of 7.5 μg/mL and 3 μg/mL, respectively. Jobosic acid shows viral entry inhibition for the omicron SARS-CoV-2 variant[1].

[1] Marie L Matos-Hernández, et al. Metabolomic Analysis and Antiviral Screening of a Marine Algae Library Yield Jobosic Acid (2,5-Dimethyltetradecanoic Acid) as a Selective Inhibitor of SARS-CoV-2. J Nat Prod. 2024 May 23. DOI:10.1021/acs.jnatprod.3c01071