Helicases as antiviral drug targets

Drug News and Perspectives

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 355-362

  Frick, David N ^a  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; BAY 57 1293; BILS 179 BS; DEOXYCYTIDINE TRIPHOSPHATE; HELICASE; HELICASE INHIBITOR; NS3 HELICASE; NUCLEOTIDE DERIVATIVE; RIBAVIRIN DERIVATIVE; T 157602; THYMIDINE TRIPHOSPHATE; UL5 PROTEIN; UL52 PROTEIN; UL8 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; DNA DENATURATION; DRUG TARGETING; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME MECHANISM; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; VIRUS REPLICATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; DNA HELICASES; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMANS; RNA HELICASES; SIMPLEXVIRUS; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 0141758201     PISSN: 02140934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1358/dnp.2003.16.6.829307     Document Type: Review

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