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Impact of novel mutations of herpes simplex virus 1 and 2 thymidine kinases on acyclovir phosphorylation activity.
Antiviral research - 1 Dec 2012
Burrel Sonia, Bonnafous Pascale, Hubacek Petr, Agut Henri, Boutolleau David
Abstract excerpt
The acyclic analogue of guanosine acyclovir (ACV) constitutes the first-line drug for the treatment of herpes simplex virus (HSV) infections. ACV activation requires primophosphorylation by virus-encoded HSV thymidine kinase (TK). In 95% of cases, HSV resistance to ACV is associated with mutations located in TK. The aim of this work was to address the question of the potential involvement of novel HSV-1 and HSV-2...
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