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Amantadine binds to and blocks critical M2 proton channel necessary for influenza virus to infect healthy cells

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Antiviral drugs block influenza A viruses from reproducing and spreading by attaching to a site within a proton channel necessary for the virus to infect healthy cells, according to a research project led by Iowa State University's Mei Hong and published in the Feb. 4 issue of the journal Nature.

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