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A sulfur molecule to block the coronavirus – Medical Xpress

The cell membrane is impermeable to viruses—to get inside and infect a cell, they use a range of strategies to exploit the cellular and biochemical properties of…

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The cell membrane is impermeable to virusesto get inside and infect a cell, they use a range of strategies to exploit the cellular and biochemical properties of the membranes. The thiol-mediated uptake of organic molecules similar to alcohols, where oxygen is replaced by a sulfur atom, is one such entry mechanisms used by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), as demonstrated a few years ago. No effective inhibitor is currently available because of the robustness of the chemical reactions and bonds…

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