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2682: Revisiting CCHFV Round 7

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Intermediate Overall Small Molecule Design

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Created
October 31, 2025
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Description

The Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) is a life-threatening zoonotic disease caused by a tick-borne virus. Recent research has revealed the significant role of the viral-encoded Ovarian Tumor (OTU) deubiquitinase in the CCHFV replication process. Based on the most promising compounds, this puzzle will focus on getting an inhibitor for this protein. As the CCHFV-OTU protease interacts with another protein (ubiquitin), the interaction surface is quite large and superficial, making it a challenging binding pocket. For this round we will be focusing on the lower binding pocket. For more details check out theĀ Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever blog post.

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Objectives

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Torsion Quality (max +1000)
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Number of Rotatable Bonds (max +1000)
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Molecular Weight (max +1000)
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