Comments on: Chemists Discover How Antiviral Drugs Bind to and Block Flu Virus

By: madison patty

madison patty — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 22:21:44 +0000

I learned that antiviral drugs block flu A viruses from spreading and reproducing. It attaches in a proton channel necessary for the viruses to infect healthy cells. The anitviral drug attaches to the surface of the virus protien near the proton channel and stopped the virus by changing the structure of the channel. A virus begins it’s infection by clinging to a healthy cell. The healthy cell pulls the virus inside the cell. This is called endocytosis. Amantadine spins when it binds to the inside of the proton channel

By: Scott Urban 5th period

Scott Urban 5th period — Mon, 10 May 2010 23:12:12 +0000

1.Antiviral drugs block influenza A viruses from reproducing and spreading

2.these drugs will help prevent things like H1N1 (’swine flu’)

3.HONG said that taking drugs would help the flu.

4.one paper from nature stated that the drug stopped the virus by blocking the proton channel

5.When amantadine binds to and blocks the M2 proton channel, the process doesn’t work and a virus can’t infect a cell and spread

By: logan knox 2nd

logan knox 2nd — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 19:01:40 +0000

1.Antiviral drugs block influenza.
2. amantadine spins when it binds to the inside of the proton channel
3.The virus begins an infection by attaching itself to a healthy cell.
4.When amantadine binds to and blocks the M2 proton channel, the process doesn’t work and a virus can’t infect a cell and spread.
5.when this process happens, its called endocytosis.

By: Will Cook 4th Period

Will Cook 4th Period — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 01:27:50 +0000

1. antiviral drugs block the flu virus
2. the virus begins by clinging to a healthy cell
3. these drugs will help prevent things like H1N1 (’swine flu’)
4. the virus simply attaches to more and more cells, spreading through the body
5. the uses a protein called M2 to open a channel in the healthy cell

By: Courtney Terry-4th

Courtney Terry-4th — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 01:27:44 +0000

1. Scientist say that leaves room for development of other drugs that do a better job blocking the channel.
2. They said the findings clarify previous, conflicting studies and should pave the way to development pandemic H1N1.
3. The paper also reports that when the.re are high concentrations of amantadine in the membrane.
4. Antiviral drugs block influenza A viruses from spreading.
5. Chemists try to design new drugs to help stop other viruses.

By: Caroline Whorton 6th

Caroline Whorton 6th — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 00:50:40 +0000

1. Influenza can infect healthy cells.
2. The Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory says there should be a development of ativiral drugs.
3. The virus begins by attaching to a healthy cell.
4. Hong and the research team studied the proton channel using NMR.
5. Also researchers found that the amantadine spins on the inside of the proton channel.

By: Terrell King 2- period

Terrell King 2- period — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 15:08:42 +0000

1.it can block the flu
2.it can be helpful to people
3.its a virus
4.it can harm you to
5.its an anti-drug

By: Owen Clarke 4th

Owen Clarke 4th — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 02:51:54 +0000

Antiviral drugs bind to block the flu virus.
They attach to a site in the proton channel necessary for the virus to infect healthy cells.
Amantadine will bind to flu virus and shut it down.
A virus simply keeps attaching itself to more and more cells, and spreading.
Amantadine spins when it binds to the inside of a proton channel.

By: Kaila Poleon 4th Period

Kaila Poleon 4th Period — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 23:23:34 +0000

1. Antiviral drugs block influenza A viruses from spreading.

2.The virus begins an infection by attaching itself to a healthy cell

3.The healthy cell surrounds the flu virus and takes it inside the cell through a process called endocytosis.

4.Two papers came to different conclusions about where the antiviral drug amantadine binds to a flu virus and stops it from infecting a healthy cell

5. Scientist say that leaves room for development of other drugs that do a better job blocking the channel

By: Kathryn Wilson 4th

Kathryn Wilson 4th — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 21:27:39 +0000

1. Antiviral drugs block influenza A viruses from reproducing and spreading.
2. A virus begins it’s infection by clinging to a healthy cell.
3. These drugs will help prevent H1N1.
4. Chemists try to design new drugs to help stop other viruses.
5.The virus uses a protein called M2 to open a channel to the healthy cell.