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MK-7009, a potent and selective inhibitor of hepatitis C virus NS3/4A protease.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Jan 2010
Liverton Nigel J, Carroll Steven S, Dimuzio Jillian, Fandozzi Christine, Graham Donald J, Hazuda Daria, Holloway M Katherine, Ludmerer Steven W, McCauley John A, McIntyre Charles J, Olsen David B, Rudd Michael T, Stahlhut Mark, Vacca Joseph P
Abstract excerpt
The administration of hepatitis C virus (HCV) NS3/4A protease inhibitors to patients with chronic HCV infections has demonstrated that they have dramatic antiviral effects and that compounds acting via this mechanism are likely to form a key component of future anti-HCV therapy. We report here on the preclinical profile of MK-7009, an inhibitor of genotype 1a and 1b proteases at subnanomolar concentrations with...
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