The coronavirus has one weak point — it interacts with a certain enzyme in the human body. And if this enzyme is removed, the SARS-CoV-2 virus will not be able to multiply.
German scientists from the University of Tübingen came to this conclusion after analyzing a computer model of the spread of the virus in the lungs.
Researchers say that it is the enzyme guanylate kinase 1 (GK1).
In the near future, German researchers will study this enzyme in more detail and how it interacts with the virus.
Experts say that the discovery will help improve the vaccine against COVID-19. They argue that after the "removal" of the enzyme from the body, the virus stops multiplying in the human body.
