Carnosine exhibits significant antiviral activity against Dengue and Zika virus

• Main Authors: Rothan, Hussin A., Abdulrahman, Ammar Yasir, Khazali, Ahmad Suhail, Rashid, Nurshamimi Nor, Teoh, Teow Chong, Yusof, Rohana
• Format: Article
• Published: Wiley 2019
• Subjects: QR Microbiology; R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/23624/; https://doi.org/10.1002/psc.3196
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Dengue virus (DENV) and Zika virus (ZIKV) are flaviviruses transmitted to humans by their common vector, Aedes mosquitoes. DENV infection represents one of the most widely spread mosquito-borne diseases whereas ZIKV infection occasionally re-emerged in the past causing outbreaks. Although there have...