Growth in production of manufactured goods and the use of nanomaterials in consumer
products has mounted in the past few decades. Nanotoxicology or toxicity assessment of …

Rapid identification of viruses has important implications for medical healthcare. Current
methods for identification and quantification of particular virus are time consuming and often …

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has resulted in millions of deaths and threatens …

Secondary plant metabolites remain one of the key sources of therapeutic agents despite
the development of new approaches for the discovery of medicinal drugs. In the current …

The impact of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), the
causative agent of COVID-19, is global and unprecedented. Although remdesivir has …

The spike (S) protein of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2)
binds to a host cell receptor which facilitates viral entry. A polybasic motif detected at the …

We report on chloroquine, a 4-amino-quinoline, as an effective inhibitor of the replication of
the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) in vitro. Chloroquine is a …

New N-acetyl (5–8) and N-thiocarbamoyl (9–12) derivatives of 4, 5-dihydropyrazole were
synthesized starting from α, β-unsaturated ketones under the effect of hydrazine hydrate and …

Several sulfated polysaccharides (dextran sulfate, pentosan polysulfate, fucoidan, and
carrageenans) proved to be potent inhibitors for herpes simplex virus, human …

The interest in the synthesis of Se-containing compounds is growing with the discovery of
derivatives exhibiting various biological activities. In this manuscript, we have identified a …