3CLpro is a cysteine protease, which are among the most common proteases in biochemistry, however they are a structurally diverse family of enzymes especially in the organization of the active site amino acids. A group of scientists have reported a potential drug molecule based on a binding study using circular dichroism. They report that the molecule binds to the active site. Can the experiment support the claims, why or why not? Which techniques might be used to support this claim?

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