Result: These mutations comprised residues that underwent a higher number of mutations (
G15D/S,
V157I/L, and
P184L/S) in addition to mutations that occurred at or close to the dimer interface (
A7V and
A116V).
Result: This being said, in the case of the Mpro enzyme, a relatively higher rate of non-synonymous mutations has occurred at residue position 15 (
G15D/S) in domain I, residue position 157 (
V157I/L) in domain II, and at position 184 (
P184L/S) within the interdomain linker region.