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- 氧O氧O
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- 氖Ne氖Ne
- 鈉Na鈉Na
- 鎂Mg鎂Mg
- 鋁Al鋁Al
- 硅Si硅Si
- 磷P磷P
- 硫S硫S
- 氯CI氯CI
- 氬Ar氬Ar
- 鉀K鉀K
- 鈣Ca鈣Ca
- 鈧Sc鈧Sc
- 鈦Ti鈦Ti
- 釩V釩V
- 鉻Cr鉻Cr
- 錳Mn錳Mn
- 鐵Fe鐵Fe
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- 銅Cu銅Cu
- 鋅Zn鋅Zn
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- 鍺Ge鍺Ge
- 砷As砷As
- 硒Se硒Se
- 溴Br溴Br
- 氪Kr氪Kr
- 銣Rb銣Rb
- 鍶Sr鍶Sr
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- 鋯Zr鋯Zr
- 鈮Nb鈮Nb
- 鉬Mo鉬Mo
- 锝Tc锝Tc
- 釕Ru釕Ru
- 銠Rh銠Rh
- 鈀Pd鈀Pd
- 銀Ag銀Ag
- 鎘Cd鎘Cd
- 銦In銦In
- 錫Sn錫Sn
- 銻Sb銻Sb
- 碲Te碲Te
- 碘I碘I
- 氙Xe氙Xe
- 銫Cs銫Cs
- 鋇Ba鋇Ba
- 鑭La鑭La
- 鉿Hf鉿Hf
- 鉭Ta鉭Ta
- 鎢W鎢W
- 錸Re錸Re
- 鋨Os鋨Os
- 銥Ir銥Ir
- 鉑Pt鉑Pt
- 金Au金Au
- 汞Hg汞Hg
- 鉈Tl鉈Tl
- 鉛Pb鉛Pb
- 鉍Bi鉍Bi
- 釙Po釙Po
- 砹At砹At
- 氡Rn氡Rn
- 鈁Fr鈁Fr
- 鐳Ra鐳Ra
- 錒Ac錒Ac
- 鏕Rf鏕Rf
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Hexamminecobalt (III) Chloride as a Broad-Spectrum Antiviral Complex
Eddie L. Chang1 *, Gene G. Olinger2 , Lisa E. Hensley2 , Calli M. Lear2 , Corinne E. Scully2 , Marie K. Mankowski3 , Roger G. Ptak3 , Dzung C. Thach4 and D. Andrew Knight5
1 Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering, 4555 Overlook Avenue SW, Washington, DC20375, USA
2 United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Division of Virology, 1425 Porter Street, Frederick, Maryland, USA
3 Infectious Disease Research Department, Southern Research Institute, 431 Aviation Way, Frederick, MD, 21701, USA
4 Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases, NIH, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD 20892, US
Abstract
Metal ion complexes have the potential to form novel types of antiviral compounds, due to their ability to form octahedral and square-planar molecular geometries and their intrinsic charge density. Previously it has been shown that hexamminecobalt(III) chloride (Cohex) has antiviral properties against Sindbis virus (SINV) and adenovirus. Here, we report that Cohex also exhibits activities against two isolates of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and the Zaire Ebola (ZEBOV) strain expressing green fluorescent protein (GFP). The therapeutic indices for antiviral activity against the HIV isolates were similar to that found for SINV. Cohex was also effective in decreasing the host translation of viral GFP in four different cell-lines infected with ZEBOV. Toxicity studies in mice found no deleterious effects at up to 8 mg/kg. The 8 mg/kg concentration also prolonged survival of mice infected with ZEBOV. These results point to the potential of Cohex as a new type of broad-spectrum antibiotic compounds