Metabolic profiling and biological activity of two species: and .

is a genus of family Arecaceae and widely grown in tropical areas. The phytochemical analysis of the leaves and fruits of two species, and were carried out using UPLC/MS and determination of the total phenolic and total flavonoid contents, in addition to the isolation and identification of five phenolic compounds and one fatty acid from fruits. The total phenolic compounds varied from 19.

Secondary metabolites of as potential inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2.

In late December 2019, a pandemic coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) emerged in Wuhan, China and spread all over the globe. One of the promising therapeutic techniques of viral infection is to search for enzyme inhibitors among natural phytochemicals using molecular docking to obtain leads with the least side effects. The COVID-19 virus main protease (M) is considered as an attractive target due to its pivotal role in controlling viral transcription and replication.