Potential Inhibitors for SARS-CoV-2 and Functional Food Components as Nutritional Supplement for COVID-19: A Review.
Plant Foods Hum Nutr
; 75(4): 458-466, 2020 Dec.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-842349
ABSTRACT
The severe acute respiratory syndrome is a viral respiratory infection and commonly called as COVID-19, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). It widely transmitted through direct or indirect contact. Currently, no specific treatment against SARS-CoV-2 are available; only prevention and supportive strategy are the preventive measures. The present review emphasizes the latest research related to COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2 virus as well as the current status of potential inhibitors identified. Recent interest in SARS-CoV-2 has focused on transmission, symptoms, structure, and its structural proteins that exhibit promising therapeutics targets for rapid identification of potential inhibitors. The quick identification of potential inhibitors and immune-boosting functional food ingredients are crucial to combat this pandemic disease. We also tried to give an overview of the functional food components as a nutritional supplement, which helps in boosting our immune system and could be useful in preventing the COVID-19 and/or to improve the outcome during therapy.
Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
/
Coronavirus Infections
/
Functional Food
/
Pandemics
/
Betacoronavirus
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Plant Foods Hum Nutr
Journal subject:
Botany
/
Nutritional Sciences
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S11130-020-00861-9
Similar
MEDLINE
...
LILACS
LIS