Peptides Corresponding to the Heptad Repeat Sequence of Human Parainfluenza Virus Fusion Protein Are Potent Inhibitors of Virus Infection
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Peptides Corresponding to the Predicted Heptad Repeat 2 Domain of the Feline Coronavirus Spike Protein Are Potent Inhibitors of Viral Infection
BACKGROUND Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) is a lethal immune-mediated disease caused by feline coronavirus (FCoV). Currently, no therapy with proven efficacy is available. In searching for agents that may prove clinically effective against FCoV infection, five analogous overlapping peptides were designed and synthesized based on the putative heptad repeat 2 (HR2) sequence of the spike prot...
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عنوان ژورنال: Virology
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0042-6822
DOI: 10.1006/viro.1996.0459