Secondary metabolites as potential drug candidates against Zika virus, an emerging looming human threat: Current landscape, molecular mechanism and challenges ahead

Secondary metabolites as potential drug candidates against Zika virus, an emerging looming human threat: Current landscape, molecular mechanism and challenges ahead

Nature has given us yet another wild card in the form of Zika virus (ZIKV). It was found in 1947, but has only recently become an important public health risk, predominantly to pregnant women and their unborn offspring. Currently, no specific therapeutic agent exists for ZIKV and treatment is mainly...

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Main Authors: Nabeelah Bibi Sadeer, Chaker El Kalamouni, Asaad Khalid, Ashraf N. Abdalla, Gokhan Zengin, Le Van Khoa Bao, Mohamad Fawzi Mahomoodally
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-05-01
Series:Journal of Infection and Public Health
Subjects:
Viruses
Microcephaly
Zika outbreak
Flavivirus
Biomolecules
Pandemic
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034123000746

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