RIFAMPICIN POXVIRUS AND TRACHOMA AGENT

被引:60
作者
BENISHAI, Z
HELLER, E
GOLDBLUM, N
BECKER, Y
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[1] Department of Virology, Hebrew University, Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem
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10.1038/224029a0
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Rifampicin appears to inhibit the replication of poxvirus by blocking the synthesis of virus protein late in the growth cycle. The antibiotic inhibits the multiplication of trachoma agent in vitro, and in vivo; it has been used successfully to treat trachoma infection of a baboon's eye. The hydrazone side-chain of rifampicin appears to be essential for its anti-viral and anti-trachomal activity. © 1969 Nature Publishing Group.
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