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Emodin blocks the SARS coronavirus spike protein and angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 interaction.

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Emodin, an anthraquinone compound derived from genus Rheum and Polygonum, significantly blocked the S protein and ACE2 interaction in a dose-dependent manner and suggested that emodin may be considered as a potential lead therapeutic agent in the treatment of SARS.
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This article is published in Antiviral Research.The article was published on 2007-05-01 and is currently open access. It has received 354 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Emodin & Rheum officinale.

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Anthraquinones: A Promising Multi-target Therapeutic Scaffold To Treat Covid-19

TL;DR: The overall prediction findings indicate that anthraquinones may inhibit the activity of the four essential proteins of SARS-CoV-2 and those results can pave the way in drug discovery.
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Phytomolecules Repurposed as Covid-19 Inhibitors: Opportunity and Challenges.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors highlight the importance of traditional medicinal plants and the phytomolecules derived from them, which possess in vitro antiviral and anti-CoV properties and further explore their potential as inhibitors to molecular targets of SARS CoV-2 that were evaluated by in silico approaches.
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Culture studies on the mycobiont of Caloplaca erythrantha (Tuck.) Zahlbr. ( Teloschistaceae ): high production of major lichen secondary metabolites

TL;DR: These results show that the production of both anthraquinones was promoted significantly in mycobiont cultures with high concentrations of the carbon sources sucrose or mannitol, with a higher effect being observed with the latter.
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Different compounds against Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptor potentially containing the infectivity of SARS-CoV-2: an in silico study

TL;DR: In this article , the authors applied a bioinformatics approach to identify possible potential inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 and found effective drug candidates against COVID-19 based on the computational approaches.
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Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 is a functional receptor for the SARS coronavirus.

TL;DR: It is found that a soluble form of ACE2, but not of the related enzyme ACE1, blocked association of the S1 domain with Vero E6 cells, indicating that ACE2 is a functional receptor for SARS-CoV.
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Coronavirus as a possible cause of severe acute respiratory syndrome

TL;DR: Serological and molecular tests specific for the virus permitted a definitive laboratory diagnosis to be made and allowed further investigation to define whether other cofactors play a part in disease progression.
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