Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, numerous variants of SARS-CoV-2 have been
reported worldwide. The advent of variants of concern (VOCs) raises severe concerns amid …

As media reports have noted, the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated market
mainstreaming of immune-boosting food bioactives, supplements, and nutraceuticals …

Flavonoids are a class of phenolic natural products, well-identified in traditional and modern
medicines in the treatment of several diseases including viral infection. Flavonoids showed …

For more than a century, Cannabis was considered a narcotic and has been banned by
lawmakers all over the world. In recent years, interest in this plant has increased due to its …

Microalgae are photosynthetic, eukaryotic organisms that are widely used in the industry as
cell factories to produce valuable substances, such as fatty acids (polyunsaturated fatty …

The novel coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) represents the actual greatest global public health crisis. The …

Based on recent computational and experimental studies, hesperidin, a bioactive flavonoid
abundant in citrus peel, stands out for its high binding affinity to the main cellular receptors of …

Highlights•Polyphenols interact with SARS-CoV-2 viral proteins and its human cellular
targets.•Virus binding, entry and replication are affected by these plant-derived compounds.• …

The Spike receptor binding domain (S-RBD) from SARS-CoV-2, a crucial protein for the
entrance of the virus into target cells is known to cause infection by binding to a cell surface …

COVID-19 has been the most devastating pandemic in human history. Despite the highest
scientific efforts and investments, a reliable and certified medication has yet to be developed …