The invention discloses an application of asymmetric
aryl disulfide compounds serving as
virus 3C
protease inhibitors in preparation of antiviral drugs. The
structural formula of the compounds is shown in the formula I or the formula II, wherein in the formula I, R1 represents mono-substituted groups or poly-substituted groups on a
benzene ring and is independently selected from -NO2, C1-C3
alkyl, C1-C3 alkoxy, R'OCO- and a condensed ring constructed through direct condensation with the
benzene ring, R' represents C1-C3
alkyl, R2 represents H or acyl with the number of carbon atoms being 1-3, and R3 represents H or C1-C3
alkyl; in the formula II, X represents NH or S, R4 represents mono-substituted groups or poly-substituted groups on the
benzene ring, R1 is independently selected from -NO2, C1-C3 alkyl and
halogen, R5 represents H or R''OCO-, R'' represents C1-C3 alkyl, R6 represents H or R''' CONH-, and R''' represents C1-C3 alkyl. The asymmetric
aryl disulfide compounds can have an inhibition effect on CVB3 viruses on the
cell level by inhibiting the activity of CVB3 3C and has good
antiviral drug application prospect.