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Inhibition of enterovirus 71 replication by an α-hydroxy-nitrile derivative NK-1.9k.
Antiviral research - 1 May 2017
Wang Yaxin, Cao Lin, Zhai Yangyang, Ma Jiaming, Nie Quandeng, Li Ting, Yin Zheng, Sun Yuna, Shang Luqing
Abstract excerpt
Enterovirus 71 (EV71) is one of the major etiological agents of human hand-foot-and-mouth disease (HFMD) worldwide. EV71 infection in young children and people with immunodeficiency causes severe symptoms with a high fatality rates. However, there is still no approved drugs to treat such infections. Based on our previous report of a peptide-aldehyde anti-EV71 protease, we present here a highly specific...
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