Identification of a botulinum neurotoxin A protease inhibitor displaying efficacy in a cellular model.

Herein we describe a small-molecule, non-peptidic, inhibitor for botulinum neurotoxin A protease, that displays for the first time efficacy in a cell-based assay.

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