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. 1978 Mar;13(3):545–547. doi: 10.1128/aac.13.3.545

5-Propyl-2'-deoxyuridine: a specific anti-herpes agent.

E De Clercq, J Descamps, D Shugar
PMCID: PMC352280  PMID: 233730

Abstract

In both primary rabbit kidney cells and human skin fibroblasts, 5-propyl-2'-deoxyuridine proved inhibitory to herpes simplex virus at a concentration as low as 1 micrograms/ml, whereas concentrations higher than 200 micrograms/ml were required to inhibit vaccinia virus replication or normal cell metabolism.

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