Publications by authors named "Amanda Ruslana Santana"
Exploring the Potentiality of Natural Products from Essential Oils as Inhibitors of Odorant-Binding Proteins: A Structure- and Ligand-Based Virtual Screening Approach To Find Novel Mosquito Repellents.
Kauȇ Santana da Costa João Marcos Galúcio Clauber Henrique Souza da Costa Amanda Ruslana Santana Vitor Dos Santos Carvalho
ACS Omega
December 2019
Article Synopsis
- Odorant-binding proteins (OBPs) are crucial for mosquito olfaction, and their structures are being studied to create new mosquito repellents.* -
- The researchers used a virtual screening method on 1,633 natural compounds from various plant families to identify candidates that mimic the flagship repellent DEET in interacting with mosquito OBP1.* -
- This study is the first of its kind to explore the potential of natural products from essential oils as OBP inhibitors using computational methods, aiming to enhance the development of more effective mosquito repellents.*