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Heidelberg University: Innovative Drug Discovery

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The Heidelberg scientists’ approach is based on new findings about so-called protease inhibitors, molecules that inhibit the activity of viral enzymes in the cell. These enzymes, known as proteases, ensure the processing of long protein chains – the “viral polyprotein” – that contain the components which form new viruses and thereby enable viral replication. Suitable […]