Prospects of Antiviral Drugs Derived from Natural Products: Targeting SARS-CoV Entry and Replication

Tsuey Ning Soon, Wei Hsum Yap, Ya Chee Lim, Chiau Ming Long, Bey Hing Goh, Yin Quan Tang

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Abstract

Abstract: The recent coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic outbreak caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and its rapid spread from continent to continent pose a global health emergency. Researchers are making headway to combat the ongo-ing COVID-19 to prevent further losses. Many natural antiviral compounds have been explored for their potential application in treating viral infections, including those caused by SARS-and MER-S-CoV. This review focuses on natural compounds that have been showing promising results against SARS-CoV, SARS-CoV-2 and MERS-CoV, along with their mechanism of action. The entry and replication of CoV are among the major mechanism for the spread of COVID-19. In this context, natural compounds inhibiting the proteins essential for SARS-CoV-2 entry and replication in the nanomolar (nicotianamine) and micromolar (baicalin, baicalein, scutellarein, dihy-dromyricetin, quercetagetin, myricetin, amentoflavone, herbacetin, isobavachalcone, quercetin 3-β-d-glucoside, helichrysetin, hirsutenone, hirsutanonol, oregonin, rubranol, rubranoside B, rubrano-side A, tanshinones, emodin, and griffithsin) concentration could be potential sources of new an-ti-SARS-CoV-2 drugs.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere220121190624
Number of pages7
JournalCurrent Traditional Medicine
Volume7
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021

Keywords

  • 2019-nCoV
  • Antiviral drugs
  • COVID-19
  • MERS-CoV
  • Natural products
  • SARS-CoV
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Traditional Chinese medicine

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