Journal
PLANTS-BASEL
Volume 10, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/plants10010041
Keywords
sterols; triterpenes; antiviral potential; SARS-CoV-2
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- Deraya University
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The COVID-19 outbreak has caused global panic, with no specific treatment available yet. Natural herbal medicines and purified products may offer a rich resource for novel antiviral drugs. This review focuses on sterols and triterpenes as potential candidates derived from natural sources, which could be developed into anti-SARS-CoV-2 therapeutics.
The acute respiratory syndrome caused by the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) caused severe panic all over the world. The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has already brought massive human suffering and major economic disruption and unfortunately, there is no specific treatment for COVID-19 so far. Herbal medicines and purified natural products can provide a rich resource for novel antiviral drugs. Therefore, in this review, we focused on the sterols and triterpenes as potential candidates derived from natural sources with well-reported in vitro efficacy against numerous types of viruses. Moreover, we compiled from these reviewed compounds a library of 162 sterols and triterpenes that was subjected to a computer-aided virtual screening against the active sites of the recently reported SARS-CoV-2 protein targets. Interestingly, the results suggested some compounds as potential drug candidates for the development of anti-SARS-CoV-2 therapeutics.
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