Anti-Sars-Cov-2 Activity of Flavonoids

In the past years, COVID-19 caused millions of deaths and severely damaged not only public health, but also the global economy. New variants continue to threaten human health. Thus, natural compounds for retarding infection are in high demand. This book summarizes the emerging research with flavonoids, whose application holds great promise of antivirus, anti-inflammation, antioxidative stress, and immunomodulatory. Topics include the role of flavonoids in preventing an inflammatory storm and how flavonoids interact with critical protein targets that are involved in the infection stages of COVID-19.

Key Features

- Highlights anti-SARS-CoV-2 research drug discovery on natural products and medicinal plants

- Includes all major subclasses of flavonoids that promisingly combat COVID-19

- Proposes molecular mechanisms of flavonoids against protein targets of SARS-CoV-2

- Contributions from an international team of leading researchers

- Provides recommendations with respect to the future research

Jen-Tsung Chen is a professor of cell biology at the National University of Kaohsiung in Taiwan. He also teaches genomics, proteomics, plant physiology, and plant biotechnology. Dr. Chen’s research interests include bioactive compounds, chromatography techniques, plant molecular biology, plant biotechnology, bioinformatics, and systems pharmacology. He is an active editor of academic books and international journals to advance the exploration of multidisciplinary knowledge involving plant physiology, plant biotechnology, nanotechnology, materials science, ethnopharmacology, and systems biology. He serves as an associate editor, editorial board member, and guest editor in reputed journals. Dr. Chen published books in collaboration with international publishers and he is handling book projects on diverse topics such as drug discovery, herbal medicine, medicinal biotechnology, nanotechnology, bioengineering, plant functional genomics, plant speed breeding, epigenetics, functional RNAs, and CRISPR-based plant genome editing. Dr. Chen is a productive author in academic publications and has been included in the World’s Top 2% Scientists 2023 by Stanford University.