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SUBMITTER: Roshdy WH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7673558 | biostudies-literature | 2020
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Roshdy Wael H WH Rashed Helmy A HA Kandeil Ahmed A Mostafa Ahmed A Moatasim Yassmin Y Kutkat Omnia O Abo Shama Noura M NM Gomaa Mokhtar R MR El-Sayed Ibrahim H IH El Guindy Nancy M NM Naguib Amal A Kayali Ghazi G Ali Mohamed A MA
PloS one 20201118 11
Due to the challenges for developing vaccines in devastating pandemic situations of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), developing and screening of novel antiviral agents are peremptorily demanded. Herein, we developed EGYVIR as a potent immunomodulatory herbal extract with promising antiviral activity against SARS-CoV-2. It constitutes of a combination of black pepper extract with curcumin extract. The antiviral effect of EGYVIR extract is attributed to the two key pha ...[more]