Discovery of a potent anti-Zika virus benzamide series targeting the viral protein NS4B.

Chung D, Otsuka Y, Kim E, Ullah S, Kennedy NM, Ngo KH, Kang J, Tomlinson R, Alejandro B, Barnaby K, Miller J, Shumate J, Teo CF, Tan YB, Chew CS, Kang C, Luo D, Scampavia L, Spicer TP, Bannister TD

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1013609
Published: 2026 Apr
Container: PLoS pathogens
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.ppat.1013609,
  title = {Discovery of a potent anti-Zika virus benzamide series targeting the viral protein NS4B.},
  author = {Chung D and Otsuka Y and Kim E and Ullah S and Kennedy NM and Ngo KH and Kang J and Tomlinson R and Alejandro B and Barnaby K and Miller J and Shumate J and Teo CF and Tan YB and Chew CS and Kang C and Luo D and Scampavia L and Spicer TP and Bannister TD},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {PLoS pathogens},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.ppat.1013609},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1013609}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Discovery of a potent anti-Zika virus benzamide series targeting the viral protein NS4B.
AU  - Chung D
AU  - Otsuka Y
AU  - Kim E
AU  - Ullah S
AU  - Kennedy NM
AU  - Ngo KH
AU  - Kang J
AU  - Tomlinson R
AU  - Alejandro B
AU  - Barnaby K
AU  - Miller J
AU  - Shumate J
AU  - Teo CF
AU  - Tan YB
AU  - Chew CS
AU  - Kang C
AU  - Luo D
AU  - Scampavia L
AU  - Spicer TP
AU  - Bannister TD
PY  - 2026
JO  - PLoS pathogens
DO  - 10.1371/journal.ppat.1013609
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1013609
ER  -

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D, C., Y, O., E, K., S, U., NM, K., KH, N., J, K., R, T., B, A., K, B., J, M., J, S., CF, T., YB, T., CS, C., C, K., D, L., L, S., TP, S., & TD, B. (2026). Discovery of a potent anti-Zika virus benzamide series targeting the viral protein NS4B.. PLoS pathogens. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1013609

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