Fusion of protegrin-1 and plectasin to MAP30 shows significant inhibition activity against dengue virus replication.

Dengue virus (DENV) broadly disseminates in tropical and sub-tropical countries and there are no vaccine or anti-dengue drugs available. DENV outbreaks cause serious economic burden due to infection complications that requires special medical care and hospitalization. This study presents a new strat...

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Main Authors: Hussin A Rothan, Hirbod Bahrani, Zulqarnain Mohamed, Noorsaadah Abd Rahman, Rohana Yusof
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3983197?pdf=render