The Main Protease of SARS-CoV-2 as a Target for Phytochemicals against Coronavirus.

In late December 2019, the first cases of COVID-19 emerged as an outbreak in Wuhan, China that later spread vastly around the world, evolving into a pandemic and one of the worst global health crises in modern history. The causative agent was identified as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Although several vaccines were authorized for emergency use, constantly emerging new viral mutants and limited treatment options for COVID-19 drastically highlighted the need for developing an efficient treatment for this disease.

In Search of Herbal Anti-SARS-Cov2 Compounds.

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the spread of the new coronavirus had reached the stage of a pandemic. To date (23.10.

Curvulin and Phaeosphaeride A from sp. VIZR 1.46 Isolated from as Potential Herbicides.

-like fungi are known as producers of diverse spectrum of secondary metabolites, including phytotoxins. Our bioassays had shown that extracts of sp. VIZR 1.