mechanistic
Analysis v1
A chemical called PDTC messes with how two viruses build their parts, but in different ways: for one virus, it stops a key cutting step inside the virus, and for the other, it blocks a different cutting spot so a part doesn't get finished.
Evidence from Studies
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PDTC inhibits picornavirus polyprotein processing and RNA replication by transporting zinc ions into cells.
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In Vitro
2007 AprThe study shows that PDTC stops virus proteins from being cut properly in two different viruses, just like the claim says, and it does this in the exact ways described.
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No contradicting evidence found
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