Inhibition of the Growth of Human Coronavirus 229E by Leupeptin
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- 1 February 1985
- journal article
- Published by Microbiology Society in Journal of General Virology
- Vol. 66 (2) , 363-366
- https://doi.org/10.1099/0022-1317-66-2-363
Abstract
Summary The protease inhibitor leupeptin prevented multiplication of the human coronavirus strain 229E in cultures of MRC-C cells. The IC50 of leupeptin in plaque reduction tests was 0.4 µg/ml, whereas growth of host cells was unaffected by leupeptin at 50 µg/ml. Inhibition of plaque formation could be prevented by the addition of proteases to the overlay medium. In single-cycle growth experiments, leupeptin reduced virus yield only if added within 2 h of infection, indicating its action on an early stage of virus replication.Keywords
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