Mechanisms of drug action


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

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  • Zanamivir

    • Name: Zanamivir

    • Approved date: July 1993

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

    • Pubchem link: 60855

    • Drug bank link: DB00558

    • PDB structure link: 2HTQ



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.