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In this study, we investigated the inhibitory effects of ethyl gallate against ZIKV using antiviral activity evaluation, molecular docking, and molecular dynamic simulations. Treatment of ZIKV-infected Vero E6 cells with ethyl gallate resulted in dose-dependent suppression of viral infection without inducing cytotoxicity. In addition, ethyl gallate inhibited the increase in the expression of interferon-stimulated genes in ZIKV-infected cells. It also exhibited binding energies of \u22125.9868, \u2212247.271, and \u2212200.43 kcal\/mol for ZIKV envelope, NS3, and RdRp proteins, respectively. Furthermore, the molecular dynamic simulation results showed that the ethyl gallate-NS3 and ethyl gallate-RdRp complexes were more stable than the ethyl gallate-envelope protein complex, suggesting that ethyl gallate has the potential to inhibit ZIKV replication. 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