Antiviral activity of bioactive phytocompounds against coronavirus: An update

• Published in: Journal of virological methods Vol. 290; p. 114070
• Main Authors: Bhattacharya, Riya, Dev, Kamal, Sourirajan, Anuradha
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.04.2021
• Subjects: Antiviral; Antiviral Agents - chemistry; Antiviral Agents - pharmacology; Antiviral Agents - therapeutic use; Coronavirus - classification; Coronavirus - drug effects; Coronavirus - physiology; Coronavirus Infections - diagnosis; Coronavirus Infections - drug therapy; Coronavirus Infections - virology; COVID-19, mechanism; Genome, Viral; Humans; MERS-CoV; Phytochemicals - chemistry; Phytochemicals - pharmacology; Phytochemicals - therapeutic use; Phytocompounds; Plants, Medicinal - chemistry; SARS-CoV; SARS-CoV-2; Viral Proteins - antagonists & inhibitors; Viral Proteins - metabolism; Phytocompounds; Antiviral; SARS-CoV-2; MERS-CoV; COVID-19, mechanism; SARS-CoV

[Display omitted] •Comparative analysis of MERS, and SARS coronaviruses genomes reveals differences in the SARS-Cov2 genome.•Phytocompounds from medicinal plants exhibit potential to inhibit SARS-CoV 2 infection at multiple levels.•Phytocompounds can be an effective alternative for the treatment of...