Metallo therapeutics for COVID-19. Exploiting metal-based compounds for the discovery of new antiviral drugs.

Damiano Cirri Alessandro Pratesi Tiziano Marzo Luigi Messori

Published in: Expert opinion on drug discovery (2020)

The medicinal inorganic chemistry community may offer a valuable contribution against COVID-19. The screening of metallodrugs' libraries can expand the explored 'chemical space' and increase the chance of finding effective anti-COVID agents.

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