The present invention provides the use of 4,3',5'-trihydroxy
resveratrol compounds in the preparation of
coronavirus 3CL
protease inhibitors. The present invention discovers that 4,3',5'-trihydroxy
resveratrol and its analogs have the activity of inhibiting
coronavirus 3CL
protease, and can play an anti-
coronavirus role by inhibiting the activity of coronavirus 3CL
protease. Among them,
piceatannol,
oxyresveratrol, physcion, 2,6,3',5'-tetrahydroxy stilbene, cis-tartriloside, 4-hydroxy
resveratrol, and 4,3',5'-trihydroxy resveratrol have a half-maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) against SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 3CL
proteases lower than 10 μM, showing good anti-coronavirus 3CL protease effect, effectively inhibiting the activity of coronaviruses, and can potentially be used for the prevention and / or treatment of
coronavirus infections, and further for the preparation of drugs for the prevention and / or treatment of
coronavirus infections.