Photo: UHH/Gevorgyan The chemist Dr. Vasundara Srinivasan from Universität Hamburg is the main author of the study, now published in a natural science journal.
Photo: UHH/Gevorgyan The chemist Dr. Vasundara Srinivasan from Universität Hamburg is the main author of the study, now published in a natural science journal. Researchers at Universität Hamburg and DESY have identified 3 substances that are promising for the development of anti-corona medication. All of the substances have already been used in medications, writes the team in its article in. The research team headed by Christian Betzel from Universität Hamburg and Dr. Alke Meents from DESY has conducted extensive screening of a large library of naturally occurring substances. -We have tested 500 substances in the Karachi Library of Natural Compounds to see if they bind to the papain-like protease of the novel coronavirus, which is one of the main targets for an antiviral drug,- explains the study's main author, Dr. Vasundara Srinivasan from Universität Hamburg. -A compound that binds to the enzyme at the right place can stop it from working. The papain-like protease (PLpro) is a crucial enzyme in virus replication.
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