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Characterization of inhibition of M2 ion channel activity by BL-1743, an inhibitor of influenza A virus.
Journal of virology - 1 Jul 1996
Tu Q, Pinto L H, Luo G, Shaughnessy M A, Mullaney D, Kurtz S, Krystal M, Lamb R A
Abstract excerpt
The influenza A virus M2 integral membrane protein has ion channel activity that can be inhibited by the antiviral drug amantadine. Recently, a spirene-containing compound, BL-1743 (2-[3-azaspiro (5,5)undecanol]-2-imidazoline), that inhibits influenza virus growth was identified (S. Kurtz, G. Lao, K. M. Hahnenberger, C. Brooks, O. Gecha, K. Ingalls, K.-I. Numata, and M. Krystal, Antimicrob. Agents Chemother....
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