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Discovery and development of Neuraminidase Inhibitors
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Neuraminidase inhibitors are a group of chemicals made to inhibit enzymatic activity of the enzyme neuraminidase (sialidase). These type of inhibitors have already had some success as anti-influenza drugs as they prevent the virus from exiting infected cells and stop further spreading. Neuraminidase inhibitors for human neuraminidase (hNEU) have the potential to be interesting drug targets as the enzyme plays a role in several signaling pathways in cells and is implicated in diseases such as diabetes and cancer.[1]