Recent advances on nanomaterials to COVID‐19 management: a systematic review on antiviral/virucidal agents and mechanisms of SARS‐CoV‐2 inhibition …

APA Carvalho, CA Conte‐Junior - Global challenges, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The current pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) is recognized as a public
health emergency of worldwide concern. Nanomaterials can be effectively used to detect …

Phenolic compounds versus SARS-CoV-2: An update on the main findings against COVID-19

VA Tirado-Kulieva, E Hernández-Martínez… - Heliyon, 2022 - cell.com
The COVID-19 pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 remains an international concern.
Although there are drugs to fight it, new natural alternatives such as polyphenols are …

Natural products modulating angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) as potential COVID-19 therapies

MB Abubakar, D Usman, G El-Saber Batiha… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a potentially fatal multisystemic infection
caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). Currently …

Food plant secondary metabolites antiviral activity and their possible roles in SARS-CoV-2 treatment: an overview

D Giordano, A Facchiano, V Carbone - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Natural products and plant extracts exhibit many biological activities, including that related to
the defense mechanisms against parasites. Many studies have investigated the biological …

Chemical biology and medicinal chemistry of RNA methyltransferases

TR Fischer, L Meidner, M Schwickert… - Nucleic Acids …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
RNA methyltransferases (MTases) are ubiquitous enzymes whose hitherto low profile in
medicinal chemistry, contrasts with the surging interest in RNA methylation, the arguably …

Novel Drug Design for Treatment of COVID‐19: A Systematic Review of Preclinical Studies

S Mousavi, S Zare, M Mirzaei… - Canadian Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Since the beginning of the novel coronavirus (SARS‐CoV‐2) disease
outbreak, there has been an increasing interest in discovering potential therapeutic agents …

Fetal brain damage during maternal COVID-19: emerging hypothesis, mechanism, and possible mitigation through maternal-targeted nutritional supplementation

C Germano, A Messina, E Tavella, R Vitale, V Avellis… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
The recent outbreak of the novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2 or CoV-2) pandemic in 2019
and the risk of CoV-2 infection during pregnancy led the scientific community to investigate …

Medicinal Spice, Aframomum melegueta: An Overview of the Phytochemical Constituents, Nutritional Characteristics, and Ethnomedicinal Values for Sustainability

MC Ogwu, A Dunkwu-Okafor, IA Omakor… - … : Applications and Trends, 2024 - Springer
This chapter explores the botanical characteristics, traditional uses, culinary applications,
and medicinal properties of the medicinal spice, Afromomum melegueta [Roscoe.] K …

[HTML][HTML] Agathisflavone, a natural biflavonoid that inhibits SARS-CoV-2 replication by targeting its proteases

OA Chaves, CR Lima, N Fintelman-Rodrigues… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Despite the fast development of vaccines, the severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) still circulates through variants of concern (VoC) and escape …

Evaluating the phyto-complexity and poly-pharmacology of spices: The case of Aframomum melegueta K. Schum (Zingiberaceae)

SV Luca, A Trifan, G Zengin, KI Sinan, AI Uba… - Food Bioscience, 2022 - Elsevier
The seeds of Aframomum melegueta K. Schum (grains of paradise, Zingiberaceae) are used
as a common spice in African countries and a fine condiment in the European cuisine. In this …