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Structure of the Enterovirus 71 3C Protease in Complex with NK-1.8k and Indications for the Development of Antienterovirus Protease Inhibitor.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Jul 2017
Wang Yaxin, Cao Lin, Zhai Yangyang, Yin Zheng, Sun Yuna, Shang Luqing
Abstract excerpt
Hand-foot-and-mouth disease (HFMD), caused by enterovirus, is a threat to public health worldwide. To date, enterovirus 71 (EV71) has been one of the major causative agents of HFMD in the Pacific-Asia region, and outbreaks with EV71 cause millions of infections. However, no drug is currently available for clinical therapeutics. In our previous works, we developed a set of protease inhibitors (PIs) targeting the...
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