pandemics such as COVID-19. Viral replication is sensitive to intracellular CTP levels, yet little is known about the effects of antiviral drug metabolites on CTP synthase activity. We show that the 5′-triphosphates of several antiviral drugs can act as substrates, activators, or inhibitors of the enzyme, underscoring the need to explore such effects.
重新利用抗病毒药物可能会提供治疗方法来对抗 COVID-19 等流行病。病毒复制对细胞内
CTP 水平敏感,但人们对抗病毒药物代谢物对
CTP 合酶活性的影响知之甚少。我们表明,几种抗病毒药物的 5'-
三磷酸盐可以作为酶的底物、激活剂或
抑制剂,强调了探索此类作用的必要性。