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Ibuprofen 'Disables' Ebola Virus
Sat, 2016-07-02 14:25 — Kathy GilbeauxSPL
bbc.com - by James Gallagher - June 30, 2016
The painkiller ibuprofen and the cancer drug toremifene can disable the Ebola virus, say researchers.
Scientists used the UK's national synchrotron facility - Diamond Light Source - to analyse the virus in incredible detail.
They revealed the two drugs could bind to the crucial part of Ebola that the virus needs to infect cells.
However, the team warns this is just a starting point and more effective drugs need to be researched.
ADDITIONAL REFERENCES ARE PROVIDED BELOW:
Toremifene interacts with and destabilizes the Ebola virus glycoprotein
http://www.nature.com/nature/archive/subject.html?code=326
Toremifene interacts with and destabilizes the Ebola virus glycoprotein
http://www.nature.com/subjects/ebola-virus
Toremifene interacts with and destabilizes the Ebola virus glycoprotein
http://www.nature.com/search?journal=nature%2Cnews&q
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Nature - June 30, 2016
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v534/n7609/index.html
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