Research Project
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Influenza virus binds to carbohydrate receptors on the host cell surface at an initial step in the infection process. The method to design of peptide drug was developed based on the concept of substitution of carbohydrate ligand for peptide. The carbohydrate-mimetic peptides showed inhibitory activity for virus infection among multiple types of strain. Furthermore chemical modification of peptide with monosaccharide indicated that the peptides have the highest inhibitory activity. This resulted in the promising methodology for design of novel antiviral drugs.
All 2011 2010
All Journal Article (2 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 2 results) Presentation (11 results)
J. Med. Chem
Volume: 53 Pages: 4441-4449
J.Med.Chem.