A novel molecule inhibits SARS-CoV-2 RBD binding to the ACE2 receptor, blocks viral entry and exhibits antiviral activity in a murine model.

Nehul S, Nagaraj SK, Narayan R, Singh A, Bhutkar M, Singh V, Rani R, Kaur H, Sharma AK, Kumar P, Sharma GK, Tripathi S, Tomar S

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DOI: 10.1007/s00705-026-06557-w
Published: 2026 Feb 25
Container: Archives of virology
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@article{allodium:10.1007/s00705-026-06557-w,
  title = {A novel molecule inhibits SARS-CoV-2 RBD binding to the ACE2 receptor, blocks viral entry and exhibits antiviral activity in a murine model.},
  author = {Nehul S and Nagaraj SK and Narayan R and Singh A and Bhutkar M and Singh V and Rani R and Kaur H and Sharma AK and Kumar P and Sharma GK and Tripathi S and Tomar S},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Archives of virology},
  doi = {10.1007/s00705-026-06557-w},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-026-06557-w}
}

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AU  - Bhutkar M
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AU  - Tripathi S
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S, N., SK, N., R, N., A, S., M, B., V, S., R, R., H, K., AK, S., P, K., GK, S., S, T., & S, T. (2026). A novel molecule inhibits SARS-CoV-2 RBD binding to the ACE2 receptor, blocks viral entry and exhibits antiviral activity in a murine model.. Archives of virology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-026-06557-w

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