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ArticleScientific reports2025

Antiviral potential of Melissa officinalis extracts against influenza and emerging coronaviruses.

Tasneem Alsahafi, Thamer Bouback, Abdulaziz Albeshri, Sara Alnhhas, Mohamed Ali, Yassmin Moatasim, Omnia Kutkat, Mohamed Gaballah, Fahad Alfasi, Ehab H Mater and 4 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Tasneem Alsahafi *Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Thamer Bouback *Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Tbouback@kau.edu.sa.
Abdulaziz AlbeshriDepartment of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Sara AlnhhasDepartment of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Mohamed AliCenter of Scientific Excellence for Influenza Viruses, Environmental Research Division, National Research Centre (NRC), Cairo, 12622, Egypt.
Yassmin MoatasimCenter of Scientific Excellence for Influenza Viruses, Environmental Research Division, National Research Centre (NRC), Cairo, 12622, Egypt.
Omnia KutkatCenter of Scientific Excellence for Influenza Viruses, Environmental Research Division, National Research Centre (NRC), Cairo, 12622, Egypt.
Mohamed GaballahCenter of Scientific Excellence for Influenza Viruses, Environmental Research Division, National Research Centre (NRC), Cairo, 12622, Egypt.
Fahad AlfasiDepartment of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Ehab H MaterDepartment of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Faisal Al-SarrajDepartment of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Raied BadierahApplied College, Health Information Technology Department, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia.
Ibrahim A AlotibiApplied College, Health Information Technology Department, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia.
Yaaser Q AlmulaikyThe Applied College, University of Jeddah, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. yaseralmoliki@hotmail.com.

Funding

Deanship of Scientific Research (DSR) at King Abdul-Aziz University RG-21-130-43
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Melissa officinalis is a perennial medicinal plant traditionally used for its diverse biological activities, including antiviral properties. This study investigates the antiviral efficacy of various extracts, including water, acetone, alkaloid, non-alkaloid, ethanol, and methanol extracts, against influenza A (H1N1), SARS-CoV-2, and MERS-CoV. The water extract demonstrated significant inhibitory effects on SARS-CoV-2 (IC

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Antiviral AgentsInfluenza A virusMelissaMiddle East Respiratory Syndrome CoronavirusPlant ExtractsSARS-CoV-2AnimalsChlorocebus aethiopsCoronavirus InfectionsDogsGas Chromatography-Mass SpectrometryInfluenza, HumanMadin Darby Canine Kidney CellsMicrobial Sensitivity TestsMolecular Docking SimulationPhytotherapyAntiviral AgentsPlant ExtractsAntiviralCytotoxicityDrug-likenessFlu H1N1Human coronavirusesMelissa officinalisMERS-CoVMolecular DockingPhytochemicalSARS-CoV-2

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PMID40204903
PMCPMC11982357

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