Potential of plant alkaloids as dengue ns3 protease inhibitors: Molecular docking and simulation approach

Bangladesh Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 262-267

  ul Qamar, Muhammad Tahir ^a   Mumtaz, Arooj ^a   Ashfaq, Usman Ali ^a   Muzammal Adeel, Muhammad ^a   Fatima, Tabeer ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT COLLEGE UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Dengue virus; DENV NS2B NS3 protease inhibitor; Molecular docking

Indexed keywords

3,5 DIHYDROXYTHALIFABORAMINE; 6' DESMETHYLTHALIFABORAMIN; BETANIN; NONSTRUCTURAL PROTEIN 3; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; RESERPIC ACID; TUBULOSINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALANGIUM LAMARCKII; AMARANTHUS POWELLII; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; BOERHAVIA ERECTA; DRUG BINDING; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG STRUCTURE; HYDROGEN BOND; HYDROPHOBICITY; HYLOCEREUS POLYRHIZUS; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOLECULAR DOCKING; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; POGONOPUS SPECIOSUS; RAUWOLFIA VOMITORIA; THALICTRUM FABERI;

EID: 84903884914     PISSN: 1991007X     EISSN: 19910088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3329/bjp.v9i3.18555     Document Type: Article

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