In search of remedies against the new coronavirus, scientists are increasingly turning their attention to products and plants that show a fairly high efficiency against this pathogen.. Experts from the University of North Carolina conducted a series of experiments that allowed to determine the products that suppress the spread of the new coronavirus in the human body. This was reported by the portal Frontiers in Plant Science.

Among the products that have the ability to block the protease enzymes SARS-CoV-2, American researchers named green tea, grapes, cocoa, dark chocolate. Thanks to special chemical compounds, these products can help stop the spread of coronavirus infection in the body.. “In order for the virus to divide and spread, it needs a certain type of protease - Mpro. By exerting a suppressive effect on it, we can achieve partial deactivation or complete death of the virus.. For example, compounds found in green tea and grapes have been shown to be highly effective against this protease.. The protease activity was also reduced by almost 50% when exposed to the components contained in cocoa and dark chocolate, ”said the author of the project, De-Yu Se.

In the course of numerous laboratory studies, confirmed by computer simulations, the inhibitory effect of Mpro prostheses has been established when directly exposed to various chemical compounds of plant products with powerful anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties..

At the same time, experts remind that these products cannot be taken as the basis for the treatment of coronavirus infection, but only supplement the prescribed treatment and enrich the diet..

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