Open AccessEstablishment of a cell-based assay system for hepatitis C virus serine protease and its primary applications
Author(s) -
Hua Mao,
Shuiyun Lan,
Yunwen Hu,
Xiang Li,
Zhenghong Yuan
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v9.i11.2474
Subject(s) - ns3 , serine protease , proteases , protease , microbiology and biotechnology , cell culture , ns2 3 protease , serine , biology , hepatitis c virus , masp1 , virology , chemistry , virus , biochemistry , enzyme , genetics
To establish an efficient, sensitive, cell-based assay system for NS3 serine protease in an effort to study further the property of hepatitis C virus (HCV) and develop new antiviral agents.