Fullerene-based dendritic structures coated with 120 sugars can be made in high yields in a relatively short sequence of reactions. The mannosylated compound is shown to inhibit Ebola infection in cells more efficiently than monofullerene-based glycoclusters.
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Vidal, S. Sweet fullerenes vanquish viruses. Nature Chem 8, 4–6 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchem.2422
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