The SARS‐CoV‐2 main protease (Mpro): Structure, function, and emerging therapies for COVID‐19

Q Hu, Y Xiong, GH Zhu, YN Zhang, YW Zhang… - MedComm, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The main proteases (Mpro), also termed 3‐chymotrypsin‐like proteases (3CLpro), are a
class of highly conserved cysteine hydrolases in β‐coronaviruses. Increasing evidence has …

The therapeutic potential of natural dietary flavonoids against SARS-CoV-2 infection

Z Wang, L Yang - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
The exploration of non-toxic and cost-effective dietary components, such as epigallocatechin
3-gallate and myricetin, for health improvement and disease treatment has recently attracted …

Chemico-biological aspects of (−)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) to improve its stability, bioavailability and membrane permeability: Current status and future …

R Sahadevan, S Singh, A Binoy… - Critical Reviews in Food …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Natural products have been a bedrock for drug discovery for decades.(−)-Epigallocatechin-3-
gallate (EGCG) is one of the widely studied natural polyphenolic compounds derived from …

Tea Plant (Camellia sinensis): A Current Update on Use in Diabetes, Obesity, and Cardiovascular Disease

JM Brimson, MI Prasanth, KK Kumaree… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
The tea plant (C. sinensis) has traditionally been consumed worldwide as “tea” for its many
health benefits, with the potential for the prevention and therapy of various conditions …

α-Glucosidase inhibitory activities and the interaction mechanism of novel spiro-flavoalkaloids from YingDe green tea

ZW Hou, CH Chen, JP Ke, YY Zhang, Y Qi… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Flavoalkaloids are a unique class of compounds in tea, most of which have an N-ethyl-2-
pyrrolidinone moiety substituted at the A ring of a catechin skeleton. 1-Ethyl-5-hydroxy …

[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing activity of polyphenols in a special green tea extract preparation

E Kicker, G Tittel, T Schaller, EM Pferschy-Wenzig… - Phytomedicine, 2022 - Elsevier
Background The COVID-19 pandemic will continue to threaten our health care systems in
the next years. In addition to vaccination there is a need for effective tools for prevention and …

Stand up to stand out: natural dietary polyphenols curcumin, resveratrol, and gossypol as potential therapeutic candidates against severe acute respiratory syndrome …

Z Wang, X Song, W Xu, S Lei, H Zhang, L Yang - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has stimulated collaborative drug discovery efforts in academia
and the industry with the aim of developing therapies and vaccines that target SARS-CoV-2 …

Kaempferol‐3‐O‐rutinoside exerts cardioprotective effects through NF‐κB/NLRP3/Caspase‐1 pathway in ventricular remodeling after acute myocardial infarction

F Hua, JY Li, M Zhang, P Zhou, L Wang… - Journal of Food …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Ventricular remodeling (VR) after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is the main pathogenesis
of chronic heart failure (CHF). Kaempferol‐3‐O‐rutinoside (KR) is the flavonoid glycoside …

Identification of medicinal plant-based phytochemicals as a potential inhibitor for SARS-CoV-2 main protease (Mpro) using molecular docking and deep learning …

A Hossain, ME Rahman, MS Rahman… - Computers in biology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Highly transmissive and rapidly evolving Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19), a viral
disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) …

Ai-accelerated design of targeted covalent inhibitors for SARS-CoV-2

RP Joshi, KJ Schultz, JW Wilson, A Kruel… - Journal of Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Direct-acting antivirals for the treatment of the COVID-19 pandemic caused by the SARS-
CoV-2 virus are needed to complement vaccination efforts. Given the ongoing emergence of …