- Source: C16 (drug)
C16 (PKRi, GW 506033X) is a drug which acts as a selective inhibitor of the enzyme double-stranded RNA-dependent protein kinase (PKR). It has been shown to effectively inhibit PKR function in vivo and has neuroprotective and nootropic effects in animal studies. C16 has anti-viral activity, in A549 cells, against hemorrhagic viruses of mammarenaviruses such as lassa and junin.
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