ReviewBiomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie2021
Antiviral activities of flavonoids.
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174 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 384 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of flavonoids on atherosclerosis in ApoEFrontiers in pharmacology · 2026Pooled it
- The Antiviral Potential ofMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Pooled it
- Promising Antiviral Activities of Natural Flavonoids against SARS-CoV-2 Targets: Systematic Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Pooled it
- Evaluation of the Antiviral Activity of Monomeric, Dimeric, and Oligomeric Flavonoids against Chikungunya and Mayaro Viruses.ACS omega · 2026Article
- From structural features to mouse acute intraperitoneal toxicity prediction: a triple computational toxicology approach for safety assessment of flavonoids.Molecular diversity · 2026Article
- In Vitro Screening of Thai Medicinal Plants Identifies Antiviral Candidates Against an Avian Herpesvirus.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
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- Ensemble Docking, MD, and MM/PBSA Identify Flavonoids as Putative Modulators of EFNB2/B3-Nipah Virus G Interaction.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Advancing Antiviral Design: Integrating Natural Products, Computation and Targeted Delivery.Chemical biology & drug design · 2026Review
- 7-GTDF from Archidendron clypearia extract inhibits PRRSV entry and interacts with the CD163 receptor.BMC veterinary research · 2026Article
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- The Antimicrobial and Cytotoxicity Properties of New Dibrominated 1,3-Dithiolium Flavonoids.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Polyphenols from Byproducts: Their Applications and Health Effects.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Exploring the Therapeutic Potential of Nobiletin in Nonsmall Cell Lung Cancer.BioMed research international · 2026Review
- Flavonoids: biological activities, nutritional and immunological aspects, therapeutic potential, food applications, and human health benefits-A comprehensive review.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Review
- Nanotechnology-Enhanced Delivery and Bioactivity of Dietary Flavonoids: Overcoming Bioavailability Barriers for Targeted Antimicrobial and Antiviral Therapies-A Comprehensive Review.International journal of nanomedicine · 2026Review
- Extraction process and antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of total flavonoids from Broussonetia papyrifera leaves.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Identification and Evaluation of Natural Compounds as Potential Inhibitors of NS2B-NS3 Zika Virus Protease: A Computational Approach.Molecular biotechnology · 2025Article
- Dietary Polyphenols-Gut Microbiota Interactions: Intervention Strategies and Metabolic Regulation for Intestinal Diseases.Biology · 2025Review
- In Vitro and In Silico Analyses Explore the Role of Flavonoid Classes in the Antiviral Activity of Plant Extracts Against the Dengue Virus.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Flavonoids are natural phytochemicals known for their antiviral activity. The flavonoids acts at different stages of viral infection, such as viral entrance, replication and translation of proteins. Viruses cause various diseases such as SARS, Hepatitis, AIDS, Flu, Herpes, etc. These, and many more viral diseases, are prevalent in the world, and some (i.e. SARS-CoV-2) are causing global chaos. Despite much struggle, effective treatments for these viral diseases are not available. The flavonoid class of phytochemicals has a vast number of medicinally active compounds, many of which are studied for their potential antiviral activity against different DNA and RNA viruses. Here, we reviewed many flavonoids that showed antiviral activities in different testing environments such as in vitro, in vivo (mice model) and in silico. Some flavonoids had stronger inhibitory activities, showed no toxicity & the cell proliferation at the tested doses are not affected. Some of the flavonoids used in the in vivo studies also protected the tested mice prophylactically from lethal doses of virus, and effectively prevented viral infection. The glycosides of some of the flavonoids increased the solubility of some flavonoids, and therefore showed increased antiviral activity as compared to the non-glycoside form of that flavonoid. These phytochemicals are active against different disease-causing viruses, and inhibited the viruses by targeting the viral infections at multiple stages. Some of the flavonoids showed more potent antiviral activity than the market available drugs used to treat viral infections.
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