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.