Searching for plant-derived antivirals against dengue virus and Zika virus

Searching for plant-derived antivirals against dengue virus and Zika virus

Abstract Background The worldwide epidemics of diseases as dengue and Zika have triggered an intense effort to repurpose drugs and search for novel antivirals to treat patients as no approved drugs for these diseases are currently available. Our aim was to screen plant-derived extracts to identify a...

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Main Authors: Emerson de Castro Barbosa, Tânia Maria Almeida Alves, Markus Kohlhoff, Soraya Torres Gaze Jangola, Douglas Eduardo Valente Pires, Anna Carolina Cançado Figueiredo, Érica Alessandra Rocha Alves, Carlos Eduardo Calzavara-Silva, Marcos Sobral, Erna Geessien Kroon, Luiz Henrique Rosa, Carlos Leomar Zani, Jaquelline Germano de Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-02-01
Series:Virology Journal
Subjects:
Antiviral
Dengue virus
Zika virus
Alkaloids
Natural products
Plant extract
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12985-022-01751-z

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12985-022-01751-z

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