New therapeutic approach against SARS-CoV-2 successfully tested
Pfungstadt (ots) - - Scientists at the Universities of Frankfurt a.M. and Kent (UK) have identified a metabolic pathway (pentose-phosphate pathway) that is crucial for the propagation of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in human cells. - The compound benfo-oxythiamine, an inhibitor of this metabolic pathway, has succeeded in blocking the replication of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in human cells. - Preclinical testing of this compound has ...
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