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Structural Requirements of Selective Inhibition of Enteroviruses by 2-(α-Hydroxybenzyl)-benzimidazole and Related Compounds

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A survey of the antiviral activity of forty-one derivatives of 2-(α-hydroxybenzyl)-benzimidazole (HBB) pinpoints the structural features of the HBB molecule essential for selective inhibition of viral multiplication.

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TAMM, I., EGGERS, H., BABLANIAN, R. et al. Structural Requirements of Selective Inhibition of Enteroviruses by 2-(α-Hydroxybenzyl)-benzimidazole and Related Compounds. Nature 223, 785–788 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/223785a0

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