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SUBMITTER: Pramod K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7340033 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Pramod K K Kotta Sabna S Jijith U S US Aravind A A Abu Tahir M M Manju C S CS Gangadharappa H V HV
Medical hypotheses 20200707
Hand hygiene by washing with soap and water is recommended for the prevention of COVID-19 spread. Soaps and detergents are explained to act by damaging viral spike glycoproteins (peplomers) or by washing out the virus through entrapment in the micelles. Technically, soaps come under a functional category of molecules known as surfactants. Surfactants are widely used in pharmaceutical formulations as excipients. We wonder why surfactants are still not tried for prophylaxis or therapy against COVI ...[more]