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Antiviral activity of selected flavonoids against Chikungunya virus.
Antiviral research - 1 Sept 2016
Lani Rafidah, Hassandarvish Pouya, Shu Meng-Hooi, Phoon Wai Hong, Chu Justin Jang Hann, Higgs Stephen, Vanlandingham Dana, Abu Bakar Sazaly, Zandi Keivan
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This study focuses on the antiviral activity of selected flavonoids against the Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), a mosquito-transmitted virus that can cause incapacitating arthritis in infected individuals. Based on the results of screening on Vero cells, the tested compounds were evaluated further with various assays, including cytotoxicity assay, virus yield assay by quantitative reverse transcription polymerase...
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