Medicinal Chemistry Strategies for the Discovery of Novel Antiviral Agents
A special issue of Viruses (ISSN 1999-4915). This special issue belongs to the section "Viral Immunology, Vaccines, and Antivirals".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2023) | Viewed by 486
Special Issue Editors
Interests: structural biology; biochemistry; drug discovery; viral protein
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Interests: drug design; medicinal chemistry; antiviral agent; virtual screening; structural biology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Viral infections continue to be a serious threat to human health worldwide. According to data released by the World Health Organization (WHO), there are millions of deaths each year due to viral infections, especially since the outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). During the past few decades, significant progress has been made in the field of antiviral drug discovery. However, current antiviral drugs cannot meet all clinical demands, and preparations need to be made for future threats posed by emerging viral pandemics. Therefore, in the current landscape of antiviral options, there remains an urgent need for novel antiviral agents with potent inhibitory activities and favorable safety profiles.
In this Special Issue, we welcome high-quality original research and review articles on antiviral drug discovery. Researchers can share their interesting work and perspectives on the discovery and development of antiviral drugs using state-of-the-art medicinal chemistry strategies; papers can include but are not limited to the following traditional and innovative antiviral strategies used to block viral infections:
- Structure-Based Design Strategy;
- Computer-Aided Drug Design;
- Natural Products Diversification;
- Targeted Covalent Inhibitors;
- Virtual Screening Approach;
- Phenotypic Screening Approach;
- Chimeric Bifunctional Molecules;
- Multitarget-Directed Ligands;
- Drug Repositioning Strategy;
- Host-Targeting Antiviral Agents.
Dr. Francesc Xavier Ruiz
Dr. Zhao Wang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- medicinal chemistry
- structural biology
- antiviral target
- drug design
- biological evaluation
- novel technology
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