Antiviral Potential of Lauric Acid against Dengue Virus 2: Evidence from a Luciferase-Based Replicon Assay
A Kumari, Rajendra Pilankatta, Bharti Kumari, Mihir Kumar Prasad, Nikhil Kumar, Anubha Kumari
This paper evaluates lauric acid's antiviral effect against DENV-2 using a replicon assay, finding it inhibits viral replication with an IC50 of 1.70 uM, comparable to mycophenolic acid.
bioRxiv · Apr 23, 2026 · PreprintMolecular Biology