SARS-CoV-2 Fears Green: The Chlorophyll Catabolite Pheophorbide A Is a Potent Antiviral

SARS-CoV-2 Fears Green: The Chlorophyll Catabolite Pheophorbide A Is a Potent Antiviral

SARS-CoV-2 pandemic is having devastating consequences worldwide. Although vaccination advances at good pace, effectiveness against emerging variants is unpredictable. The virus has displayed a remarkable resistance to treatments and no drugs have been proved fully effective against COVID-19. Thus,...

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Main Authors:	Guillermo H. Jimenez-Aleman, Victoria Castro, Addis Londaitsbehere, Marta Gutierrez-Rodríguez, Urtzi Garaigorta, Roberto Solano, Pablo Gastaminza
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2021-10-01
Series:	Pharmaceuticals
Subjects:	Pheophorbide a COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 chlorophyll liverwort <i>Marchantia polymorpha</i>
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8247/14/10/1048

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