Mechanisms of drug action


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

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  • Laninamivir

    • Name: Laninamivir

    • Approved date: December 2013

    • Drug action: It targets viral neuraminidase to inhibit viral release from host cells.

    • Pubchem link: 9847629

    • Drug bank link: DB02425

    • PDB structure link: 3TIB



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.