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Antiviral Properties of Polyphenols from Plants

Polyphenols are active substances against various types of viral infections. Researchers have characterized methods of how to isolate polyphenols without losing their potential to formulate pharmaceutical products. Researchers have also described mechanisms against common viral infections (i.e., inf...

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Autores principales: Chojnacka, Katarzyna, Skrzypczak, Dawid, Izydorczyk, Grzegorz, Mikula, Katarzyna, Szopa, Daniel, Witek-Krowiak, Anna
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Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8534698/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34681326
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods10102277
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author Chojnacka, Katarzyna
Skrzypczak, Dawid
Izydorczyk, Grzegorz
Mikula, Katarzyna
Szopa, Daniel
Witek-Krowiak, Anna
author_facet Chojnacka, Katarzyna
Skrzypczak, Dawid
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description Polyphenols are active substances against various types of viral infections. Researchers have characterized methods of how to isolate polyphenols without losing their potential to formulate pharmaceutical products. Researchers have also described mechanisms against common viral infections (i.e., influenza, herpes, hepatitis, rotavirus, coronavirus). Particular compounds have been discussed together with the plants in the biomass in which they occur. Quercetin, gallic acid and epigallocatechin are exemplary compounds that inhibit the growth cycle of viruses. Special attention has been paid to identify plants and polyphenols that can be efficient against coronavirus infections. It has been proven that polyphenols present in the diet and in pharmaceuticals protect us from viral infections and, in case of infection, support the healing process by various mechanisms, i.e., they block the entry into the host cells, inhibit the multiplication of the virus, seal blood vessels and protect against superinfection.
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spelling pubmed-85346982021-10-23 Antiviral Properties of Polyphenols from Plants Chojnacka, Katarzyna Skrzypczak, Dawid Izydorczyk, Grzegorz Mikula, Katarzyna Szopa, Daniel Witek-Krowiak, Anna Foods Review Polyphenols are active substances against various types of viral infections. Researchers have characterized methods of how to isolate polyphenols without losing their potential to formulate pharmaceutical products. Researchers have also described mechanisms against common viral infections (i.e., influenza, herpes, hepatitis, rotavirus, coronavirus). Particular compounds have been discussed together with the plants in the biomass in which they occur. Quercetin, gallic acid and epigallocatechin are exemplary compounds that inhibit the growth cycle of viruses. Special attention has been paid to identify plants and polyphenols that can be efficient against coronavirus infections. It has been proven that polyphenols present in the diet and in pharmaceuticals protect us from viral infections and, in case of infection, support the healing process by various mechanisms, i.e., they block the entry into the host cells, inhibit the multiplication of the virus, seal blood vessels and protect against superinfection. MDPI 2021-09-26 /pmc/articles/PMC8534698/ /pubmed/34681326 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods10102277 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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