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

• Main Authors: Nabeelah Bibi Sadeer (Author), Chaker El Kalamouni (Author), Asaad Khalid (Author), Ashraf N. Abdalla (Author), Gokhan Zengin (Author), Le Van Khoa Bao (Author), Mohamad Fawzi Mahomoodally (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...