The Dimeric Peptide (KKYRYHLKPF)<sub>2</sub>K Shows Broad-Spectrum Antiviral Activity by Inhibiting Different Steps of Chikungunya and Zika Virus Infection

The Dimeric Peptide (KKYRYHLKPF)<sub>2</sub>K Shows Broad-Spectrum Antiviral Activity by Inhibiting Different Steps of Chikungunya and Zika Virus Infection

Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) and Zika virus (ZIKV) are important disease-causing agents worldwide. Currently, there are no antiviral drugs or vaccines approved to treat these viruses. However, peptides have shown great potential for new drug development. A recent study described (p-BthTX-I)<sub>2...

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Main Authors: Gabriela Miranda Ayusso, Maria Letícia Duarte Lima, Paulo Ricardo da Silva Sanches, Igor Andrade Santos, Daniel Oliveira Silva Martins, Pâmela Jóyce Previdelli da Conceição, Tamara Carvalho, Vivaldo Gomes da Costa, Cíntia Bittar, Andres Merits, Norival Alves Santos-Filho, Eduardo Maffud Cilli, Ana Carolina Gomes Jardim, Marilia de Freitas Calmon, Paula Rahal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-05-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
CHIKV
ZIKV
antiviral
peptide
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/15/5/1168

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