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HK scientists identify new compound to fight SARS
Hong Kong - A team of scientists in Hong Kong has discovered that a new class of compounds can effectively stop the deadly SARS virus from replicating and is now testing them against other viruses.
Julian Tanner, a research assistant professor of biochemistry at the University of Hong Kong: "We did find that a class of compounds called bananins were effective inhibitors. Besides inhibiting the helicase itself, they were also effective at blocking the replication of the virus and the cell culture"