Novel small molecule retrograde transport blocker confers post-exposure protection against ricin intoxication

Ricin is a highly toxic type 2 ribosome-inactivating protein (RIP) which is extracted from the seeds of castor beans. Ricin is considered a potential bioterror agent and no effective antidote for ricin exists so far. In this study, by structural modification of a retrograde transport blocker Retro-2...

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Main Authors: Xu Zhao, Haixia Li, Jia Li, Kunlu Liu, Bo Wang, Yuxia Wang, Xingzhou Li, Wu Zhong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-03-01
Series:Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211383519306185