How a chemical stops viruses from copying themselves
PDTC inhibits picornavirus polyprotein processing and RNA replication by transporting zinc ions into cells.
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No biological mechanisms were identified in this study. This may be an epidemiological, observational, or survey-based study that reports associations rather than proposing causal biological pathways.
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No biological mechanisms were identified in this study. This may be an epidemiological, observational, or survey-based study that reports associations rather than proposing causal biological pathways.
Systematic Reviews & Meta-Analyses
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Max 90Cohort Studies
Max 72Case-Control Studies
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Journal
The Journal of general virology
Year
2007
Authors
Kjerstin Lanke, B. Krenn, Willem J. G. Melchers, J. Seipelt, F. V. Kuppeveld
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Claims (4)
Zinc can stop viruses from copying themselves and spreading in lab tests, even for cold viruses.
A chemical called PDTC stops two types of viruses from copying themselves by messing up their genetic material, which was shown in lab experiments.
A chemical called PDTC helps move zinc into cells, and this zinc helps fight off certain viruses.
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.