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. 2013 Apr 3;4(4):248–250. doi: 10.1007/s13238-013-2841-3

The newly emerged SARS-Like coronavirus HCoV-EMC also has an “Achilles’ heel”: current effective inhibitor targeting a 3C-like protease

Zhilin Ren 12841,22841, Liming Yan 12841, Ning Zhang 42841, Yu Guo 22841, Cheng Yang 22841,42841, Zhiyong Lou 12841, Zihe Rao 12841,22841,32841,42841,
PMCID: PMC4875521  PMID: 23549610

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