Researchers discover SARS-CoV-2 inhibitors
E-Mail IMAGE: with one of the newly developed inhibitors in the active centre. The individual domains of the protein are shown in different colours, the inhibitor in pink. view more Credit: © V. Namasivayam/Pharmazeutisches Institut/Uni Bonn A research team of pharmacists at the University of Bonn has discovered two families of active substances that can block the replication of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. The drug candidates are able to switch off the the key enzyme of the virus, the so-called main protease. The study is based on laboratory experiments. Extensive clinical trials...
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