Inhibition of RNA viruses in vitro and in Rift Valley fever-infected mice by didemnins A and B.
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Didemnins, a new class of depsipeptides isolated from a Caribbean tunicate, have been shown to have potent antiviral activity against a broad range of RNA viruses in vitro. Didemnins A and B both protected mice against a lethal challenge of Rift Valley fever virus.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy
دوره 22 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1982