Open AccessCould Peganum harmala be effective in the treatment of COVID-19?
Author(s) -
Burak Tüzün,
Tohfa Nasibova,
E. A. Garaev,
Koray Sayın,
Hilmi Ataseven
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
bratislavské lekárske listy/bratislava medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.387
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1336-0345
pISSN - 0006-9248
DOI - 10.4149/bll_2021_108
Subject(s) - peganum harmala , covid-19 , traditional medicine , medicine , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease
Predominant molecules in Peganum harmala leaves were detected using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Based on the results of this analysis, most alkaloids, flavonoids and triterpenoids in found P. harmala was compiled from the literature in order to develop and lead the production of effective inhibitor drugs for ACE2, main protease, and RNA dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) proteins of SARS-CoV-2 virus, which is today's most contagious and deadly disease.