mechanistic
Analysis v1
Strong Support
Two chemicals stop a virus from cutting an important protein in cells, which might help prevent the virus from making copies of itself.
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Antiviral Activity of the Zinc Ionophores Pyrithione and Hinokitiol against Picornavirus Infections
Cross-Sectional Study
In Vitro
2009 JanThe study shows that pyrithione and hinokitiol stop the virus from cutting a key cell protein, exactly as the claim says.
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