Mucin Biopolymers As Broad-Spectrum Antiviral Agents
Mucus is a porous biopolymer matrix that coats all wet epithelia in the human body and serves as the first line of defense against many pathogenic bacteria and viruses. However, under certain conditions viruses are able to penetrate this infection barrier, which compromises the protective function o...
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American Chemical Society (ACS),
2014-09-03T18:09:37Z.
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