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Antiviral drug used to treat coronavirus infection in cats may be effective against SARS-CoV-2, says study – Firstpost
Researchers in Canada claim a prodrug named GC376 targets an enzyme called Mpro in the novel coronavirus and is a strong candidate for treating COVID-19 since it is already shown to be effective in animals
A group of researchers at the University of Alberta, Canada claim that prodrug GC376, which is used to treat a potentially fatal feline coronavirus disease, is effective against the COVID-19 causing virus, SARS-CoV-2.
Prodrugs are compounds that have to be metabolised inside the body before they become active. GC376 gets converted to GC373.
The study, published in the peer-reviewed journal Nature Communications, suggests that the drug targets an enzyme called Mpro in the COVID-19 causing virus…
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