Blocking rhinovirus infection by inhibiting a cell enzyme

The common cold is a infection of the upper respiratory tract that may be caused by many different viruses, but most frequently by rhinoviruses. A compound that inhibits a cell enzyme and blocks rhinovirus replication has the potential to be developed into an antiviral drug (link to paper). The common cold is an annoying but […]
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