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Current Medicinal Chemistry

Editor-in-Chief

ISSN (Print): 0929-8673
ISSN (Online): 1875-533X

Recent Progress in Rational Drug Design of Neuraminidase Inhibitors

Author(s): Yu Liu, Jie Zhang and Wenfang Xu

Volume 14, Issue 27, 2007

Page: [2872 - 2891] Pages: 20

DOI: 10.2174/092986707782360024

Price: $65

Abstract

Neuraminidase is a major glycoprotein of influenza virus which is essential for viral infection and offers a potential target for antiviral drug development. Rational drug design of NA inhibitors is now in the clinic and these molecules are effective and safe for the treatment of influenza. Recently, research of structure-based NA inhibitors is becoming an interesting field, leading to a breakthrough in the control of influenza. Here we review the progress in the rational drug design of NA inhibitors in recent years.

Keywords: Influenza virus, neuraminidase, neuraminidase inhibitor, pharmacophore model, antiviral agent


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