RUDN University Chemists Created Anti-Hantavirus Drugs 5 Times More Efficient Than Existing Drugs (IMAGE)

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RUDN University Chemists Created Anti-Hantavirus Drugs 5 Times More Efficient Than Existing Drugs

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RUDN University chemists and their colleagues from Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk Institute of Organic Chemistry and The State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology VECTOR have obtained a new class of compounds that inhibit the replication of the deadly Hantaan virus that affects blood vessels and internal organs of humans. The resulting substances were 5 times more effective than existing antiviral drugs.

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