Nanocarbon-Based Glycoconjugates as Multivalent Inhibitors of Ebola Virus Infection
Laura Rodríguez-Pérez1, Javier Ramos-Soriano1, Alfonso Pérez-Sánchez1
1Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Química , Universidad Complutense de Madrid , Avenida Complutense s/n , 28040 Madrid , Spain.
Abstract:
SWCNTs, MWCNTs, and SWCNHs have been employed as virus-mimicking nanocarbon platforms for the multivalent presentation of carbohydrates in an artificial Ebola virus infection model assay. These carbon nanoforms have been chemically modified by the covalent attachment of glycodendrons and glycofullerenes using the CuAAC "click chemistry" approach. This modification dramatically increases the water solubility of these structurally different nanocarbons. Their efficiency in blocking DC-SIGN-mediated viral infection by an artificial Ebola virus has been tested in a cellular experimental assay, finding that glycoconjugates based on MWCNTs functionalized with glycofullerenes are potent inhibitors of viral infection.
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