Repurposing of Rutan showed effective treatment for COVID-19 disease.

Unlabelled: Previously, from the tannic sumac plant (), we developed the Rutan 25 mg oral drug tablets with antiviral activity against influenza A and B viruses, adenoviruses, paramyxoviruses, herpes virus, and cytomegalovirus. Here, our re-purposing study demonstrated that Rutan at 25, 50, and 100 mg/kg provided a very effective and safe treatment for COVID-19 infection, simultaneously inhibiting two vital enzyme systems of the SARS-CoV-2 virus: 3C-like proteinase (3CLpro) and RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp). There was no drug accumulation in experimental animals' organs and tissues.

Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Chickpea Protein Hydrolysate-Vanadium Complexes Having Cell Inhibitory Effects on Lung Cancer A549 Cells Lines.

Designing new types of drugs with preferred properties against cancer is a great issue for scientists dealing with synthesis and study of biological activity. Several organometallic compounds used in chemotherapy reveal side effects. Peptides from edible sources having no side effects may play a transport role in the delivery of anticancer metal ions into targeted tumor cells.