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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Discovery of Influenza Neuraminidase Inhibitors: Structure-Based Virtual Screening and Biological Evaluation of Novel Chemotypes.

Rosaria Gitto, Lisa Lombardo, Angela Ravenda, Francesco Broccolo, Antonio Mastino, Laura De Luca, Francesca Marino-Merlo

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Rosaria GittoCHIBIOFARAM Department, University of Messina, Viale F. d'Alcontres 31, I-98166 Messina, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0002-2253
Lisa LombardoCHIBIOFARAM Department, University of Messina, Viale F. d'Alcontres 31, I-98166 Messina, Italy.ORCID 0009-0003-4279-9519
Angela RavendaCHIBIOFARAM Department, University of Messina, Viale F. d'Alcontres 31, I-98166 Messina, Italy.
Francesco BroccoloDiMeS Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Salento, Ecotekne Center, S.P6 Monteroni, I-73047 Lecce, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1297-2598
Antonio MastinoThe Institute of Translational Pharmacology, CNR, Via Fosso del Cavaliere 100, I-00133 Roma, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0338-6450
Laura De LucaCHIBIOFARAM Department, University of Messina, Viale F. d'Alcontres 31, I-98166 Messina, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0614-5713
Francesca Marino-MerloCHIBIOFARAM Department, University of Messina, Viale F. d'Alcontres 31, I-98166 Messina, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7898-583X

Funding

European Union MUR PNNR B53C20040570005
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neuraminidase (NA) decorates the surface of the influenza virus, exerting a sialidase activity that enables the viral particle to be released in the host cell. Numerous sialic-based antiviral agents competitively bind to the NA cavity and are marketed worldwide for the treatment of Influenza A infection. We designed and validated a structure-based pharmacophore model for influenza neuraminidase (NA), which guided a virtual screening campaign against an in-house library of compounds already available for testing. This fast and cost-effective in silico strategy resulted in the identification of seven candidates possessing indole or isoquinoline chemical core. In vitro assays confirmed their favorable cytotoxicity profiles and identified only one, the 1-(1

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Antiviral AgentsDrug DiscoveryEnzyme InhibitorsInfluenza A virusNeuraminidaseDrug Evaluation, PreclinicalHumansIndolesMolecular Docking SimulationMolecular StructureStructure-Activity RelationshipAntiviral AgentsEnzyme InhibitorsIndolesNeuraminidaseanti-flu agentsflexible dockingMD simulationNAIsneuraminidasepharmacophore modelingvirtual screening

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PMID41375232
PMCPMC12693396

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