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Virus, a sub-microscopic infectious agent that replicates only inside the living cells of a host, causes viral infection. Currently, the immediate imperative is to control the combat against novel coronavirus outbreak caused by the COVID-19 virus, which started in China and spread all over the world. The domain of travelling has emphasized COVID-19 virus prevention as a serious issue for the safety of human beings. The exponential rise in the number of corona patients is a matter of concern for governing bodies of various countries in spite of countless cooperative efforts put in by citizens, organizations and government. India is now among the top worst hit nation in terms of the spread of COVID-19 pandemic. The present article reviews various state-of-art medicinal approaches available that are presently used to control the spread of coronavirus pandemic.
Keywords: Virus, infection, COVID-19, drug candidates, SARS-CoV-2, MERS.
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Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry
Title:Coronavirus (COVID - 19): Chemical Entities of Biological Interest
Volume: 21 Issue: 17
Author(s): Aman Mahajan and Princy Gupta*
Affiliation:
- Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Sciences, Central University of Jammu, Rahya-Suchani (Bagla), District-Samba, Jammu-181143, J&K,India
Keywords: Virus, infection, COVID-19, drug candidates, SARS-CoV-2, MERS.
Abstract: Virus, a sub-microscopic infectious agent that replicates only inside the living cells of a host, causes viral infection. Currently, the immediate imperative is to control the combat against novel coronavirus outbreak caused by the COVID-19 virus, which started in China and spread all over the world. The domain of travelling has emphasized COVID-19 virus prevention as a serious issue for the safety of human beings. The exponential rise in the number of corona patients is a matter of concern for governing bodies of various countries in spite of countless cooperative efforts put in by citizens, organizations and government. India is now among the top worst hit nation in terms of the spread of COVID-19 pandemic. The present article reviews various state-of-art medicinal approaches available that are presently used to control the spread of coronavirus pandemic.
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Mahajan Aman and Gupta Princy *, Coronavirus (COVID - 19): Chemical Entities of Biological Interest, Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry 2021; 21 (17) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1389557521666210125145700
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1389557521666210125145700 |
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