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João Luiz de Almeida Filho
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Citations - 16
João Luiz de Almeida Filho is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Viral replication & Antagonist. The author has an hindex of 1, co-authored 2 publications receiving 16 citations.
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Identification of Hypericin as a Candidate Repurposed Therapeutic Agent for COVID-19 and Its Potential Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Activity
Aline R. Matos,Braulia C. Caetano,João Luiz de Almeida Filho,Jéssica Santa Cruz de Carvalho Martins,Michele Gabrielle Pacheco de Oliveira,Thiago das Chagas Sousa,Marco Aurélio Pereira Horta,Marilda M. Siqueira,Jorge H Fernandez +8 more
TL;DR: Hypericin, an important component of the Hypericum perforatum that presents antiviral and antitumoral properties, binds with high affinity to viral Mpro and RdRp and shows that Hypericin inhibited viral replication in a dose dependent manner.