Bixinoids Derived from Bixa orellana as a Potential Zika Virus Inhibitor Using Molecular Simulations. Antiviral Effect on the Zika Virus of Bixinoids

Abstract Zika fever is a viral infection of great relevance in public health, especially in tropic regions, in which there is a predominance of mosquitoes of the genus Aedes, vectors of the disease. Microcephaly in neonatal children and Guillain-Barré syndrome in adults can be caused by the action o...

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Main Authors: Antonio Carlos Nogueira Sobrinho, Caio Henrique Alexandre Roberto, Danielle Malta Lima, Aluisio Marques da Fonseca, Emmanuel Silva Marinho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2022-03-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132022000100306&lng=en&tlng=en