A novel peptide inhibits the influenza virus replication by preventing the viral attachment to the host cells.

• Main Authors: Rajik, Mohamed, Omar, Abdul Rahman, Ideris, Aini, Syed Hassan, Sharifah, Yusoff , Khatijah
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Ivyspring International Publisher 2009
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/25348/1/A%20novel%20peptide%20inhibits%20the%20influenza%20virus%20replication%20by%20preventing%20the%20viral%20attachment%20to%20the%20host%20cells.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/25348/; http://ivyspring.com/

Avian influenza viruses (AIV), the causative agent of avian flu or bird flu, cause widespread morbidity and mortality in poultry. The symptoms of the disease range from mild flu like symptoms to death. These viruses possess two important surface glycoproteins, namely hemagglutinin (HA) and neuramini...