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Atomic resolution of the broad-spectrum antiviral drug cascade to facilitate the design of antiviral drugs

Atomic resolution of the broad-spectrum antiviral drug cascade to facilitate the design of antiviral drugs
2024-08-27
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Atomic resolution of the broad-spectrum antiviral drug cascade to facilitate the design of antiviral drugs

 

In your coverage, please use this URL to provide access to the freely available paper in PLOS Biology:   http://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3002743

Article Title: The activation cascade of the broad-spectrum antiviral bemnifosbuvir characterized at atomic resolution

Author Countries: France, United States, Germany

Funding: see manuscript

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