Geraniin extracted from the rind of Nephelium lappaceum binds to dengue virus type-2 envelope protein and inhibits early stage of virus replication

Background: The rapid rise and spread in dengue cases, together with the unavailability of safe vaccines and effective antiviral drugs, warrant the need to discover and develop novel anti-dengue treatments. In this study the antiviral activity of geraniin, extracted from the rind of Nephelium lappac...

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Main Authors:	Siti Aisyah Abdul Ahmad, Uma D.Palanisamy, Tejo, Bimo A., Chew, Miaw Fang *, Tham, Hong-Wai, Sharifah Syed Hassan
Format:	Article
Language:	en
Published:	BioMed Central 2017
Subjects:	QH301 Biology QR355 Virology
Online Access:	http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/690/1/Chew%20Miaw%20Fang%20Geraniin%20extracted%20from%20the%20rind.pdf http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/690/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12985-017-0895-1
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