Bench-to-bedside: Innovation of small molecule anti-SARS-CoV-2 drugs in China

L Yang, Z Wang - European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in millions of deaths globally, highlighting
the need to develop potent prophylactic and therapeutic strategies against SARS-CoV-2 …

Keep out! SARS-CoV-2 entry inhibitors: their role and utility as COVID-19 therapeutics

L Chitsike, P Duerksen-Hughes - Virology Journal, 2021 - Springer
The COVID-19 pandemic has put healthcare infrastructures and our social and economic
lives under unprecedented strain. Effective solutions are needed to end the pandemic while …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of natural compounds as SARS-CoV-2 entry inhibitors by molecular docking-based virtual screening with bio-layer interferometry

D Zhang, S Hamdoun, R Chen, L Yang, CK Ip… - Pharmacological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by Severe Acute Respiratory
Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which enter the host cells through the interaction …

[HTML][HTML] Application of pseudovirus system in the development of vaccine, antiviral-drugs, and neutralizing antibodies

Q Xiang, L Li, J Wu, M Tian, Y Fu - Microbiological Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Pseudoviruses are viral particles coated with a heterologous envelope protein, which
mediates the entry of pseudoviruses as efficiently as that of the live viruses possessing high …

Alkaloids as Potential Phytochemicals against SARS‐CoV‐2: Approaches to the Associated Pivotal Mechanisms

MB Majnooni, S Fakhri, G Bahrami… - Evidence‐Based …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Since its inception, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic has infected
millions of people around the world. Therefore, it is necessary to find effective treatments …

Pharmacological effects and clinical prospects of cepharanthine

D Liang, Q Li, L Du, G Dou - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cepharanthine is an active ingredient separated and extracted from Stephania cepharantha
Hayata, a Menispermaceae plant. As a bisbenzylisoquinoline alkaloid, cepharanthine has …

Discovery of Natural Bisbenzylisoquinoline Analogs from the Library of Thai Traditional Plants as SARS-CoV-2 3CLPro Inhibitors: In Silico Molecular Docking, Molecular …

N Khamto, K Utama, S Tateing… - Journal of Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 in December 2019 has become a global issue due to the
continuous upsurge in patients and the lack of drug efficacy for treatment. SARS-CoV-2 …

Elucidation of the (R)-enantiospecific benzylisoquinoline alkaloid biosynthetic pathways in sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera)

IM Menéndez-Perdomo, PJ Facchini - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Benzylisoquinoline alkaloids (BIAs) are a structurally diverse group of plant specialized
metabolites found mainly in members of the order Ranunculales, including opium poppy …

Phytochemicals for the treatment of COVID-19

E Españo, J Kim, K Lee, JK Kim - Journal of Microbiology, 2021 - Springer
Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has underscored the lack of
approved drugs against acute viral diseases. Plants are considered inexhaustible sources of …

Cepharanthine: A Promising Old Drug against SARS‐CoV‐2

H Fan, S He, P Han, B Hong, K Liu, M Li… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Recently, the inhibiting effects of a clinically approved drug Cepharanthine on severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) have attracted widespread attention and …