In Vitro Effect of <i>Taraxacum officinale</i> Leaf Aqueous Extract on the Interaction between ACE2 Cell Surface Receptor and SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein D614 and Four Mutants

To date, there have been rapidly spreading new SARS-CoV-2 “variants of concern”. They all contain multiple mutations in the ACE2 receptor recognition site of the spike protein, compared to the original Wuhan sequence, which is of great concern, because of their potential for immune escape. Here we r...

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Main Authors: Hoai Thi Thu Tran, Michael Gigl, Nguyen Phan Khoi Le, Corinna Dawid, Evelyn Lamy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-10-01
Series:Pharmaceuticals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8247/14/10/1055