Mechanisms of drug action


Here, we share the movies to show how antiviral drugs bind to their protein targets.

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  • Acyclovir

    • Name: Acyclovir

    • Approved date: January 1985

    • Drug action: It targets viral DNA polymerase to inhibit viral DNA synthesis.

    • Pubchem link: 3415

    • Drug bank link: DB00529

    • PDB structure link: 3KD1



Antiviral drug history


As of September 2015, 60 antiviral drugs have been approved for clinical use. Please click the following picture for more drug movies.