The medicinal chemistry of Chikungunya virus

Publication date: 15 August 2017
Source:Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, Volume 25, Issue 16
Author(s): Edeildo F. da Silva-Júnior, Giovanni O. Leoncini, Érica E.S. Rodrigues, Thiago M. Aquino, João X. Araújo-Júnior
Arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) are an important threat to human and animal health globally. Among these, zoonotic diseases account for billions of cases of human illness and millions of deaths every year, representing an increasing public health problem. Chikungunya virus belongs to the genus Alphavirus of the family Togariridae, and is transmitted mainly by the bite of female mosquitoes of the Aedes aegypti and/or A. albopictus species. The focus of this review will be on the medicinal chemistry of Chikungunya virus, including synthetic and natural products, as well as rationally designed compounds.

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