Novel hepatitis C virus protease inhibitors: 2,4,6-trihydroxy,3-nitro-benzamide derivatives

Antiviral Chemistry and Chemotherapy

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 541-544

  Sudo, K ^a,c   Matsumoto, Y ^a   Matsushima, M ^a   Konno, K ^a   Shimotohno, K ^b   Shigeta, S ^c   Yokota, T ^a  

^a Rational Drug Design Laboratories   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c FUKUSHIMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

HCV protease; NS3 NS4A; THNB

Indexed keywords

2,4,6 TRIHYDROXY 3 NITROBENZAMIDE; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; PROTEINASE; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; RD2 4039; RD3 4082; SERINE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030777974     PISSN: 09563202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/095632029700800608     Document Type: Article

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