Antiviral compound blocks SARS-CoV-2 from entering cells (IMAGE)

WashU Medicine

Antiviral compound blocks SARS-CoV-2 from entering cells

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Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed a compound that prevents SARS-CoV-2 and related coronaviruses from entering cells. The researchers are collaborating with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to test the compound in animal models of COVID-19. Pictured is the compound, called MM3122, (yellow) blocking the active site of the human protein TMPRSS2, which the virus hijacks to enter human cells.

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James Janetka

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