Abstract Enterovirus A71 (EV-A71) is a significant human pathogen, especially in children.
EV-A71 infection is one of the leading causes of hand, foot, and mouth diseases (HFMD) …

Nature is the most abundant source for novel drug discovery. Lycorine is a natural alkaloid
with immense therapeutic potential. Lycorine is active in a very low concentration and with …

Coronaviruses (CoVs) act as cross-species viruses and have the potential to spread rapidly
into new host species and cause epidemic diseases. Despite the severe public health threat …

The COVID-19, caused by SARS-CoV-2, is threatening public health, and there is no
effective treatment. In this study, we have implemented a multi-targeted anti-viral drug …

Viral proteases are diverse in structure, oligomeric state, catalytic mechanism, and substrate
specificity. This chapter focuses on proteases from viruses that are relevant to human health …

The emergence and re-emergence of Zika virus (ZIKV), is a cause for international concern.
These highly pathogenic arboviruses represent a serious health burden in tropical and …

The genus Enterovirus combines a portion of small (+) ssRNA-containing viruses and is
divided into 10 species of true enteroviruses and three species of rhinoviruses. These …

Background Viral-borne diseases are amongst the oldest diseases known to mankind. They
are responsible for some of the most ravaging effects wrought on human health and well …

Background Multiorgan dysfunction, especially sepsis-related multiorgan damage, remains
a major cause of high mortality in the late stages of infection and a great clinical challenge …

Covering: July 2015 to June 2017. Previous review: Nat. Prod. Rep., 2016, 33, 1318–1343
Recent progress on the isolation, identification, biological activity and synthetic studies of the …