How remdesivir blocks copying of viral genetic material (IMAGE)

University of Texas at Austin

How remdesivir blocks copying of viral genetic material

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Remdesivir molecules (red) block the copying of an original strand of RNA (blue) into a new copy (yellow) by the coronavirus' RNA polymerase.

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