Term Name: | EC 3.2.1.18 (exo-alpha-sialidase) inhibitor |
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Synonyms: | acetylneuraminidase inhibitor, acetylneuraminidase inhibitors, acetylneuraminyl hydrolase inhibitor, acetylneuraminyl hydrolase inhibitors, alpha-neuraminidase inhibitor, alpha-neuraminidase inhibitors, EC 3.2.1.18 (exo-alpha-sialidase) inhibitors, EC 3.2.1.18 inhibitor, EC 3.2.1.18 inhibitors, exo-alpha-sialidase (EC 3.2.1.18) inhibitor, exo-alpha-sialidase (EC 3.2.1.18) inhibitors, exo-alpha-sialidase inhibitor, exo-alpha-sialidase inhibitors, N-acylneuraminate glycohydrolase inhibitor, N-acylneuraminate glycohydrolase inhibitors, neuraminidase inhibitor, neuraminidase inhibitors, sialidase inhibitor, sialidase inhibitors |
Definition: | An antiviral drug targeted at influenza viruses. Its mode of action consists of blocking the function of the viral neuraminidase protein (EC 3.2.1.18), thus preventing the virus from budding from the host cell. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:52425] ( EBI ) |