Science
Chemical compounds in foods can block the function of key SARS-CoV-2 enzyme – News-Medical.net
Chemical compounds in foods or beverages like green tea, muscadine grapes and dark chocolate can bind to and block the function of a particular enzyme, or protease,…

Chemical compounds in foods or beverages like green tea, muscadine grapes and dark chocolate can bind to and block the function of a particular enzyme, or protease, in the SARS-CoV-2 virus, according to a new study by plant biologists at North Carolina State University.
Proteases are important to the health and viability of cells and viruses, says De-Yu Xie, professor of plant and microbial biology at NC State and the corresponding author of the study. If proteases are inhibited, cells cannot perform…
-
General20 hours ago
‘Potential’ hacker contacts Qantas over data breach
-
Noosa News6 hours ago
How Lily Steele-Park took her rapist to court and won
-
Business11 hours ago
Ford CEO makes stunning prediction about artificial intelligence
-
General21 hours ago
Strictly embargoed! The gaming of the press release