Underscoring the immense potential of chitosan in fighting a wide spectrum of viruses: A plausible molecule against SARS-CoV-2?
Chitosan, a naturally occurring polysaccharide derived from chitin, has demonstrated significant potential as an antiviral ...
FierceBiotech24d
AI drug discoverer's antiviral reduces COVID in mouse lungs, neutralizes other RNA viruses
The AI drug discoverer’s oral small molecule was able to reduce SARS-CoV levels in the lungs of infected mice and also neutralized other RNA viruses like hepatitis C, norovirus and flu in ...
Scientific American4y
Inside the Coronavirus
Gene Machine A SARS-CoV-2 virus particle wafting into a ... inside a fatty membrane that protects a twisting strand of RNA--a molecule that holds the virus's genetic code. Proteins called "S ...
Nature3y
Labcorp's perspective: Responding to SARS-CoV-2 and the next pandemic
SARS-CoV-2 is a case in point ... it does not act as a chain terminator during RNA transcription. Because the molecule can tautomerize, it may base pair as either cytosine or uracil, thus ...
The Scientist2y
“Origami” DNA Traps Could Keep Large Viruses From Infecting Cells
The shorter strands provided instructions for the large molecule to twist and fold ... Zika, chikungunya, and SARS-CoV-2—by mixing them with virus-like particles, small particles that contain proteins ...
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Single-molecule biophysics articles from across Nature Portfolio
The catalysis of a ribozyme targeting the RNA sequence of SARS-CoV-2 involves a conformational selection mechanism as revealed by a single-molecule mechanical conformer probing method ...