氨基酸B4抑制了SARS-CoV-2的复制体外和体内

Mingyue Xiao1, Ronghua Luo2, Qinghua Liang1

  • 1College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China.

Chinese herbal medicines
|February 20, 2024
PubMed
概括

化物B4 (AB4) 通过通过RLR途径增强干扰素-β反应,有效抑制SARS-CoV-2复制. 这种天然化合物也影响RNA代谢,显示出作为抗SARS-CoV-2候选药物的潜力.

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