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ReviewEuropean journal of pharmacology2021

Flavonols as potential antiviral drugs targeting SARS-CoV-2 proteases (3CL

Chaima Mouffouk, Soumia Mouffouk, Sara Mouffouk, Leila Hambaba, Hamada Haba

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Review in European journal of pharmacology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 69 papers.

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69citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

69 citing papers in PubMed, 166 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Chaima MouffoukFaculty of Nature and Life Sciences, Department of Organisms, University of Batna 2, Algeria. Electronic address: c.mouffouk@univ-batna2.dz.
Soumia MouffoukLaboratory of Chemistry and Environmental Chemistry (L.C.C.E), Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences of the Matter, University of Batna 1, 05000, Batna, Algeria.
Sara MouffoukFaculty of Nature and Life Sciences, Department of Organisms, University of Batna 2, Algeria.
Leila HambabaFaculty of Nature and Life Sciences, Department of Organisms, University of Batna 2, Algeria.
Hamada HabaLaboratory of Chemistry and Environmental Chemistry (L.C.C.E), Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences of the Matter, University of Batna 1, 05000, Batna, Algeria.
University of Batna 1 · DZ

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The novel coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) represents the actual greatest global public health crisis. The lack of efficacious drugs and vaccines against this viral infection created a challenge for scientific researchers in order to find effective solutions. One of the promising therapeutic approaches is the search for bioactive molecules with few side effects that display antiviral properties in natural sources like medicinal plants and vegetables. Several computational and experimental studies indicated that flavonoids especially flavonols and their derivatives constitute effective viral enzyme inhibitors and possess interesting antiviral activities. In this context, the present study reviews the efficacy of many dietary flavonols as potential antiviral drugs targeting the SARS-CoV-2 enzymes and proteins including Chymotrypsin-Like Protease (3CL

Indexed as

COVID-19COVID-19 Drug TreatmentSARS-CoV-2Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2Antiviral AgentsCoronavirus 3C ProteasesCoronavirus RNA-Dependent RNA PolymeraseDrug DevelopmentFlavonolsHumansPhytochemicalsSpike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus3C-like protease, SARS coronavirus3C-like proteinase, SARS-CoV-2Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2Antiviral AgentsCoronavirus 3C ProteasesCoronavirus RNA-Dependent RNA PolymeraseFlavonolsPhytochemicalsSpike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus3CL(pro)ACE2FlavonolsPL(pro)RdRpSARS-CoV-2

Identifiers

PMID33249077
PMCPMC7691142
OpenAlexW3108755400

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