Kombucha – An ancient fermented beverage with desired bioactivities: A narrowed review
Food Chem X. 2022 Apr 6;14:100302. doi: 10.1016/j.fochx.2022.100302. eCollection 2022 Jun 30. ABSTRACT Kombucha, originated in China 2000 years ago, is a sour and sweet-tasted...
The potential of BEN815 as an anti-inflammatory, antiviral and antioxidant agent for the treatment of COVID-19
Phytomed Plus. 2021 Nov;1(4):100058. doi: 10.1016/j.phyplu.2021.100058. Epub 2021 Mar 18. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has highlighted the fact that there...
Assessment of Antioxidant, Immunomodulatory Activity of Oxidised Epigallocatechin-3-Gallate (Green Tea Polyphenol) and Its Action on the Main Protease of SARS-CoV-2-An In Vitro and In Silico Approach
Antioxidants (Basel). 2022 Jan 31;11(2):294. doi: 10.3390/antiox11020294. ABSTRACT Owing to the instability of Epigallocatechin Gallate (EGCG), it may undergo auto-oxidation and form oxidised products or...
Tea Polyphenols Prevent and Intervene in COVID-19 through Intestinal Microbiota
Foods. 2022 Feb 10;11(4):506. doi: 10.3390/foods11040506. ABSTRACT Although all countries have taken corresponding measures, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is still ravaging the world. To...
Oolong tea extract alleviates weight gain in high-fat diet-induced obese rats by regulating lipid metabolism and modulating gut microbiota
Food Funct. 2022 Feb 18. doi: 10.1039/d1fo03356e. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Obesity is a serious global health issue, and the societal interventions during the...
SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing activity of polyphenols in a special green tea extract preparation
Phytomedicine. 2022 Jan 30;98:153970. doi: 10.1016/j.phymed.2022.153970. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic will continue to threaten our health care systems in the...
Systems pharmacology-based drug discovery and active mechanism of natural products for coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19): An example using flavonoids
Comput Biol Med. 2022 Jan 26;143:105241. doi: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2022.105241. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Recently, the value of natural products has been extensively considered because...
Novel antiviral effects of chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine, and green tea catechins against SARS-CoV-2 main protease and 3C-like protease for COVID-19 treatment
Clin Nutr Open Sci. 2022 Jan 28. doi: 10.1016/j.nutos.2021.12.004. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES: Coronaviruses are globally emerging viruses that threaten our health care...
Potential Therapeutic Use of the Rosemary Diterpene Carnosic Acid for Alzheimer’s Disease, Parkinson’s Disease, and Long-COVID through NRF2 Activation to Counteract the NLRP3 Inflammasome
Antioxidants (Basel). 2022 Jan 6;11(1):124. doi: 10.3390/antiox11010124. ABSTRACT Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis [family Lamiaceae]), an herb of economic and gustatory repute, is employed in traditional medicines...
The New Face of Berries: A Review of Their Antiviral Proprieties
Foods. 2021 Dec 31;11(1):102. doi: 10.3390/foods11010102. ABSTRACT Due to rising consumer preference for natural remedies, the search for natural antiviral agents has accelerated considerably in...
Epigallocatechin Gallate (EGCG), a Green Tea Polyphenol, Reduces Coronavirus Replication in a Mouse Model
Viruses. 2021 Dec 17;13(12):2533. doi: 10.3390/v13122533. ABSTRACT The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a huge number of deaths from 2020 to 2021; however, effective antiviral...
Computational hunting of natural active compounds as an alternative for Remdesivir to target RNA-dependent polymerase
Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand). 2021 Jan 31;67(1):45-49. doi: 10.14715/cmb/2021.67.1.7. ABSTRACT The hunt for potential lead/drug molecules from different resources, especially from natural resources, for possible...
Identification of natural compounds as SARS-CoV-2 entry inhibitors by molecular docking-based virtual screening with bio-layer interferometry
Pharmacol Res. 2021 Oct;172:105820. doi: 10.1016/j.phrs.2021.105820. Epub 2021 Aug 14. ABSTRACT Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2),...
Reynoutria Rhizomes as a Natural Source of SARS-CoV-2 Mpro Inhibitors-Molecular Docking and In Vitro Study
Pharmaceuticals (Basel). 2021 Jul 29;14(8):742. doi: 10.3390/ph14080742. ABSTRACT More than a year has passed since the world began to fight the novel severe acute respiratory...
Identification of potential natural inhibitors of the receptor-binding domain of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein using a computational docking approach
Qatar Med J. 2021 Mar 12;2021(1):12. doi: 10.5339/qmj.2021.12. eCollection 2021. ABSTRACT Background: The novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the only zoonotic-origin...