[HTML][HTML] Antioxidants: Classification, natural sources, activity/capacity measurements, and usefulness for the synthesis of nanoparticles

J Flieger, W Flieger, J Baj, R Maciejewski - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Natural extracts are the source of many antioxidant substances. They have proven useful not
only as supplements preventing diseases caused by oxidative stress and food additives …

[HTML][HTML] The pharmacological activity, biochemical properties, and pharmacokinetics of the major natural polyphenolic flavonoid: quercetin

GES Batiha, AM Beshbishy, M Ikram, ZS Mulla… - Foods, 2020 - mdpi.com
Flavonoids are a class of natural substances present in plants, fruits, vegetables, wine,
bulbs, bark, stems, roots, and tea. Several attempts are being made to isolate such natural …

Natural product-derived phytochemicals as potential agents against coronaviruses: A review

JS Mani, JB Johnson, JC Steel, DA Broszczak… - Virus research, 2020 - Elsevier
Coronaviruses are responsible for a growing economic, social and mortality burden, as the
causative agent of diseases such as severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), Middle …

[HTML][HTML] Phytochemicals containing biologically active polyphenols as an effective agent against Covid-19-inducing coronavirus

K Chojnacka, A Witek-Krowiak, D Skrzypczak… - Journal of Functional …, 2020 - Elsevier
The outbreak of Covid-19 disease caused by SARS-CoV-19, along with the lack of targeted
medicaments and vaccines, forced the scientific world to search for new antiviral …

[HTML][HTML] Flavonoids: promising natural compounds against viral infections

H Zakaryan, E Arabyan, A Oo, K Zandi - Archives of virology, 2017 - Springer
Flavonoids are widely distributed as secondary metabolites produced by plants and play
important roles in plant physiology, having a variety of potential biological benefits such as …

Quercetin: antiviral significance and possible COVID-19 integrative considerations

PK Agrawal, C Agrawal… - Natural Product …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Quercetin, a naturally occurring dietary flavonoid, is well known to ameliorate chronic
diseases and aging processes in humans, and its antiviral properties have been …

A role for quercetin in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19)

G Derosa, P Maffioli, A D'Angelo… - Phytotherapy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Several months ago, an outbreak of pneumonia of unknown aetiology was detected in
Wuhan City (China) and the aetiological agent of the atypical pneumonia was isolated by …

Bioactive effects of quercetin in the central nervous system: Focusing on the mechanisms of actions

N Suganthy, KP Devi, SF Nabavi, N Braidy… - Biomedicine & …, 2016 - Elsevier
Quercetin, a ubiquitous flavonoid that is widely distributed in plants is classified as a
cognitive enhancer in traditional and oriental medicine. The protective effects of quercetin for …

[HTML][HTML] A review on plant bioactive compounds and their modes of action against coronavirus infection

J Remali, WM Aizat - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The rapid outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has demonstrated the need for
development of new vaccine candidates and therapeutic drugs to fight against the …

Pharmacological applications of quercetin and its derivatives: a short review

A Maalik, FA Khan, A Mumtaz, A Mehmood… - Tropical Journal of …, 2014 - ajol.info
Abstract Quercetin (3, 3ʹ, 4ʹ, 5, 7-pentahydroxyl-flavone) is a flavonol, and it belongs to a
class of plant secondary metabolites known as flavonoids. It is present in man's daily diet …