Antiviral Drugs and Interferon: The Molecular Basis of Their Activity: The Molecular Basis of Their Activity

Research on antiviral drugs and their mode of action in infected cells. in animals and in man. has led to a better understanding of the molecular processes involved in virus replication. Screeninq of large numbers of natural and semisynthetic compounds resulted in the characterization of certain substances that had a limited efficiency as antiviral druqs. A few chemically synthesized compounds were also found to be effective as antiviral agents in the chemotherapy of human virus diseases. A...