Planning, Synthesis and Analysis of Potential Inhibitors from Morita-Baylis-Hillman Adducts and Evaluation of their Biological Potentials against Aedes aegypti
Morita-Baylis-Hillman; Larvicide; Aedes aegypti
Currently, pathogens that have adapted to the changes imposed by nature continue to cause extensive socioeconomic damage and, especially, to human health. One example is the neglected tropical diseases caused by arboviruses, such as Dengue and Chikungunya. These pathogens, in turn, emerge from zoonotic cycles, mostly transmitted by the arthropod Aedes aegypti, including Zika and Chikungunya, for which there is still no vaccine available. Although there is a vaccine for some serotypes of Dengue, the high expansion of the vector has caused increasing levels of the disease in epidemics that have been occurring every 3 to 5 years. In view of this, this work aims to contribute to the planning and development of molecules with potential biological action through in-silico studies and application of the Morita-Baylis- Hillman reaction methodology, in order to collaborate in the control of the vector Aedes aegypti with the development of compounds with larvicidal potential.