Fluorescent primuline derivatives inhibit hepatitis C virus NS3-catalyzed RNA unwinding, peptide hydrolysis and viral replicase formation.
Ndjomou J, Kolli R, Mukherjee S, Shadrick WR, Hanson AM, Sweeney NL, Bartczak D, Li K, Frankowski KJ, Schoenen FJ, Frick DN.
Ndjomou J, et al. Among authors: li k.
Antiviral Res. 2012 Nov;96(2):245-55. doi: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2012.08.006. Epub 2012 Aug 25.
Antiviral Res. 2012.
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The hepatitis C virus (HCV) multifunctional nonstructural protein 3 (NS3) is a protease that cleaves viral and host proteins and a helicase that separates DNA and RNA structures in reactions fueled by ATP hydrolysis. Li et al. (2012) recently synthesized a series of new NS …
The hepatitis C virus (HCV) multifunctional nonstructural protein 3 (NS3) is a protease that cleaves viral and host proteins and a helicase …