Amenamevir, a Helicase-Primase Inhibitor, for the Optimal Treatment of Herpes Zoster

Acyclovir, valacyclovir, and famciclovir are used for the treatment of herpes simplex virus (HSV) and varicella-zoster virus (VZV) infections. Helicase-primase inhibitors (HPIs) inhibit replication fork progression that separates double DNA strands into two single strands during DNA synthesis. The H...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kimiyasu Shiraki, Shinichiro Yasumoto, Nozomu Toyama, Hiroaki Fukuda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-08-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/8/1547