Potential Inhibitors for SARS-CoV-2 and Functional Food Components as Nutritional Supplement for COVID-19: A Review

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;...

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Published in:Plant foods for human nutrition (Dordrecht) 2020-12, Vol.75 (4), p.458-466
Main Authors: Singh, Pushpendra, Tripathi, Manish Kumar, Yasir, Mohammad, Khare, Ruchi, Tripathi, Manoj Kumar, Shrivastava, Rahul
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Betacoronavirus
Chemistry
Chemistry and Materials Science
Chemistry/Food Science
Coronavirus Infections
COVID-19
Ecology
Food Science
Functional Food
Humans
Nutrition
Pandemics
Plant Physiology
Pneumonia, Viral
Review
Review Article
SARS-CoV-2
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0921-9668
1573-9104
DOI:10.1007/s11130-020-00861-9