1st Edition

Bioactive Compounds Against SARS-CoV-2

Edited By Jen-Tsung Chen Copyright 2024
294 Pages 20 Color & 35 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

294 Pages 20 Color & 35 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

Coronaviruses can cause illness, severe disease, and death; for example, Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), and COVID-19. Vaccine development and antiviral drugs are challenged by the propensity for viral mutations allowing these viruses to evade such therapies. There are a number of bioactive compounds from natural sources, which can exert health... Read more

Chapter 1 - Omics-guided intervention strategies in combatting SARS-CoV-2: Recent advancements and challenges

Contributors: Somrita Padma, Nabarun Chandra Das, Ritwik Patra, Pritha Chakraborty, Abhijit Dey, Suprabhat Mukherjee

Chapter 2 - The application of computer-aided drug design methods for developing natural compounds-based therapeutics against SARS-CoV-2

Contributors: Priya Godara, Dhaneswar Prusty

Chapter 3 - Therapeutic targets of host factors for potential COVID-19 treatments

Contributors: Sabarinath Neerukonda

Chapter 4 - Phytocompounds: A paradigm shift as therapeutics for COVID-19

Contributors: Vijeta Prakash, Paridhi Bhatia, Shweta Dang, Pammi Gauba, Reema Gabrani

Chapter 5 - Flavonoids as potential therapeutic agents against the SARS-CoV-2 infection: An overview

Contributors: Anand Kumar Pandey, Shalja Verma

Chapter 6 - Antiviral activities of flavonoids against COVID-19 and other virus-causing ailments

Contributors: Arthi Boro, Biju Reji Souparnika, Srinivasan Atchaya, Shanmugam Ramya, Natchiappan Senthilkumar, Shanmugam Velayuthaprabhu, Rengasamy Lakshminarayanan Rengarajan, Arumugam Vijaya Anand

Chapter 7 - Potential therapeutic effects of flavonoids against the COVID-19 infection: The mode of action

Contributors: Aswani R.B, Honey Pavithran , Ranjith Kumavath

Chapter 8 - Terpene and Terpenoid: Potent antiviral agents against SARS-CoV-2

Contributors: Dwaipayan Sinha, Moumita Chatterjee, Srijonee Choudhury, Sanchita Seal, Tapas Das, Shilpi Sharma, Swastika Banerjee, Shahana Chowdhury

Chapter 9 - Phytonutrients and secondary metabolites to cease SARS-CoV-2 loop

Contributors: Ajith Sivasangar Latha, Poornima Prasad Anita, Nihala Sidhic, Elizabeth James, Mohandass Kaviya, Kathirvel Bharathi, Balasubramanian Balamuralikrishna, Arumugam Vijaya Anand

Chapter 10 - Treatment strategies against COVID-19 using bioactive compounds and plant secondary metabolites

Contributors: Syeda Aroosa Mohsin, Humaira Fatima, Rabia Javed

Chapter 11 - The potential contribution of vitamin K as a nutraceutical to scale down the mortality rate of COVID-19

Contributors: Shanmugam Ramya, Arthi Boro, Irudhayaraj Peatrise Geofferina , Arumugam Jananisri , Ganesh Vishalini , Balasubramanian Balamuralikrishnan, Meyyazhagan Arun, Arumugam Vijaya Anand

Chapter 12 - Gastrointestinal Symptoms in COVID-19 patients: Prevention and Treatment

Contributors: Mohamed Bouhrim, Noureddine bencheikh , Nour Elhouda Daoudi , Amine Elbouzidi , Hayat Ouassou , Loubna Kharchoufa , Doha Berraaouan , Jen-Tsung Chen , Christophe Hano, Mohamed Addi , Mostafa Elachouri, Mohamed Bnouham

Chapter 13 - Mechanisms and management options of liver injury in COVID19: A Review

Contributors: Daoudi Nour Elhouda, Bouhrim Mohamed, Bouziane Omar, Mamri Samira, Marghich Mohamed, Ouassou Hayat, Mohamed addi, Christophe Hano, Jen-Tsung Chen, Bnouham Mohamed

Chapter 14 - Marine species-derived bioactives against coronavirus disease

Contributors: Augustus Akshaya Rani, Samsudeen Malik Basha, Syed Saadullah Ashfaq, Roy Apoorva, Jana Sudipta, Shunmugiah Karutha Pandian

Chapter 15 - Potential bioactive compounds of Indian flora against SARS-CoV-2

Contributors: Deepyaman Das, Joydeep Chakraborty, Harshita Shand, Rittick Mondal, Soumita Podder, Suvankar Ghorai, Amit Kumar Mandal

Chapter 16 - Natural product-derived active compounds for the management of COVID-19: A summary from Indochina

Contributors: Sora Yasri; Viroj Wiwanitkit

Chapter 17 - Novel therapeutic strategy based on nanomedicine targeting thrombosis for SARSCoV-2

Contributors: Xingping Quan, Xiaofeng Gong, and Yonghua Zhao

Chapter 18 - Nanomaterials in combating human coronavirus infections

Contributors: Mohanapriya Chelladurai, Renganathan Sahadevan, Sekar Vijayakumar

Chapter 19 - Structural insights into drug targets from MERS, SARS-CoV, and SARS-CoV-2 and scope for phytochemicals as broad-spectrum anti-virals and immunomodulators.

Contributors: Nikhil Singh, Rafiq Mohamed, UV Babu, Raghavendra P Rao, Prachi Singh

Chapter 20 - Precision phytochemicals for COVID-19-induced olfactory dysfunction

Contributors: Sachiko Koyama, Vonnie D.C. Shields, Thomas Heinbockel

Biography

Jen-Tsung Chen is currently a professor at the National University of Kaohsiung in Taiwan. He teaches cell biology, genomics, proteomics, medicinal plant biotechnology, and plant tissue culture. His research interests include bioactive compounds, chromatography techniques, in vitro culture, medicinal plants, phytochemicals, plant physiology, and plant biotechnology. He has published over 90 scientific papers and serves as an editorial board member for Plant Methods and Plant Nano Biology.