Search for COVID-19 drugs boosted by SARS discovery

(Walter and Eliza Hall Institute) An extensive search and testing of current drugs and drug-like compounds has revealed compounds previously developed to fight SARS might also work against COVID-19.Using the National Drug Discovery Centre, researchers from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute identified drug-like compounds that could block a key coronavirus protein called PLpro. Initially developed as potential treatments for SARS, the compounds prevented the growth of the SARS-CoV-2 virus (which causes COVID-19) in the laboratory.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news