Green Tea (Camellia sinensis): A Review of Its Phytochemistry, Pharmacology, and Toxicology

T Zhao, C Li, S Wang, X Song - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Objectives Green tea (Camellia sinensis) is a kind of unfermented tea that retains the natural
substance in fresh leaves to a great extent. It is regarded as the second most popular drink …

Antiviral Mechanism of Action of Epigallocatechin-3-O-gallate and Its Fatty Acid Esters

K Kaihatsu, M Yamabe, Y Ebara - Molecules, 2018 - mdpi.com
Epigallocatechin-3-O-gallate (EGCG) is the major catechin component of green tea
(Cameria sinensis), and is known to possess antiviral activities against a wide range of DNA …

Hydroxychloroquine inhibits Zika virus NS2B-NS3 protease

A Kumar, B Liang, M Aarthy, SK Singh, N Garg… - ACS …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Zika virus is a mosquito-transmitted flavivirus that causes devastating fetal outcomes in the
context of maternal infection during pregnancy. An important target for drugs combatting Zika …

Importance of thymoquinone, sulforaphane, phloretin, and epigallocatechin and their health benefits

MH Shahrajabian, W Sun - Letters in Drug Design & Discovery, 2024 - benthamdirect.com
Natural products have a broad diversity of multidimensional chemical formations, which play
an important role, and indicate the crucial nature as a golden source for gaining herbal drug …

Mechanisms of selected functional foods against viral infections with a view on COVID-19: Mini review

A Haslberger, U Jacob, B Hippe, H Karlic - Functional Foods in Health and …, 2020 - ffhdj.com
Following research obtained from the previous SARS and MERS outbreaks, we've gained
knowledge about the mechanisms of bioactive plant ingredients against the attachment and …

Natural products as Zika antivirals

YD Fong, JJH Chu - Medicinal research reviews, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Zika virus (ZIKV) is an arbovirus belonging to the flavivirus genus and is transmitted in
Aedes mosquito vectors. Since its discovery in humans in 1952 in Uganda, ZIKV has been …

The flavonoid isoquercitrin precludes initiation of Zika virus infection in human cells

A Gaudry, S Bos, W Viranaicken, M Roche… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
The medical importance of Zika virus (ZIKV) was fully highlighted during the recent
epidemics in South Pacific islands and Americas due to ZIKV association with severe …

Structure-activity relationship of flavonoid bifunctional inhibitors against Zika virus infection

M Zou, H Liu, J Li, X Yao, Y Chen, C Ke, S Liu - Biochemical pharmacology, 2020 - Elsevier
Zika virus (ZIKV) infection is a global public health problem due to its rapid spread and the
possibility of causing microcephaly. Currently, no specific antivirals against ZIKV are …

Drug repurposing: A strategy for discovering inhibitors against emerging viral infections

IJ dos Santos Nascimento… - Current Medicinal …, 2021 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: Viral diseases are responsible for several deaths around the world. Over the
past few years, the world has seen several outbreaks caused by viral diseases that, for a …

Research progress of epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) on anti-pathogenic microbes and immune regulation activities

Z Zhao, M Feng, J Wan, X Zheng, C Teng, X Xie… - Food & Function, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
At the end of 2019, the COVID-19 virus spread worldwide, infecting millions of people.
Infectious diseases induced by pathogenic microorganisms such as the influenza virus …