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SUBMITTER: Kuzuhara T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2762814 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
PLoS currents 20091013
The influenza A RNA polymerase possesses endonuclease activity to digest the host mRNA. Thus this endonuclease domain can be a target of anti-influenza A virus drug. Here we report that green tea catechins inhibit this viral endonuclease activity and that their galloyl group is important for their function. Docking simulations revealed that catechins with galloyl group fit well into the active pocket of the endonuclease domain to enable stable binding. Our results provide useful data that make i ...[more]