Underscoring the immense potential of chitosan in fighting a wide spectrum of viruses: A plausible molecule against SARS-CoV-2?

Receptor recognition by novel coronavirus from Wuhan: An analysis based on decade-long structural studies of SARS

(2020) Yushun Wan et al.   JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY

Structural basis for the recognition of the SARS-CoV-2 by full-length human ACE2

(2020) Renhong Yan et al.   SCIENCE

Cryo-EM structure of the 2019-nCoV spike in the prefusion conformation

(2020) Daniel Wrapp et al.   SCIENCE

Evolution of the novel coronavirus from the ongoing Wuhan outbreak and modeling of its spike protein for risk of human transmission

(2020) Xintian Xu et al.   Science China-Life Sciences

Updated Approaches against SARS-CoV-2

(2020) Haiou Li et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Antiviral Activity of Chitosan Nanoparticles Encapsulating Curcumin Against Hepatitis C Virus Genotype 4a in Human Hepatoma Cell Lines

(2020) Samah A Loutfy et al.   International Journal of Nanomedicine

Improving Regulation of Enzymatic and Non-Enzymatic Antioxidants and Stress-Related Gene Stimulation in Cucumber mosaic cucumovirus-Infected Cucumber Plants Treated with Glycine Betaine, Chitosan and Combination

(2020) Ahmed R. Sofy et al.   MOLECULES

Structure of the SARS-CoV-2 spike receptor-binding domain bound to the ACE2 receptor

(2020) Jun Lan et al.   NATURE

Structural basis of receptor recognition by SARS-CoV-2

(2020) Jian Shang et al.   NATURE

Cell entry mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2

(2020) Jian Shang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Survival of Human Norovirus Surrogates in Water upon Exposure to Thermal and Non-Thermal Antiviral Treatments

(2020) Shu Zhu et al.   Viruses-Basel

Highly Conserved Homotrimer Cavity Formed by the SARS-CoV-2 Spike Glycoprotein: A Novel Binding Site

(2020) Umesh Kalathiya et al.   Journal of Clinical Medicine

Distribution of ACE2, CD147, CD26 and other SARS‐CoV‐2 associated molecules in tissues and immune cells in health and in asthma, COPD, obesity, hypertension, and COVID‐19 risk factors

(2020) U. Radzikowska et al.   ALLERGY

Gene expression profiling of papaya (Carica papaya L.) immune response induced by CTS-N after inoculating PLDMV

(2020) Na An et al.   GENE

EMMPRIN/BASIGIN as a biological modulator of oral cancer and COVID-19 interaction: Novel propositions

(2020) Saranya Varadarajan et al.   MEDICAL HYPOTHESES

In situ structural analysis of SARS-CoV-2 spike reveals flexibility mediated by three hinges

(2020) Beata Turoňová et al.   SCIENCE

Positively Charged Electroceutical Spun Chitosan Nanofibers Can Protect Health Care Providers From COVID-19 Infection: An Opinion

(2020) Rania M. Hathout et al.   Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology

The improved antiviral activities of amino-modified chitosan derivatives on Newcastle virus

(2019) Xiaofei He et al.   DRUG AND CHEMICAL TOXICOLOGY

The inhibitory effects and mechanisms of 3,6- O -sulfated chitosan against human papillomavirus infection

(2018) Yanyun Gao et al.   CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS

Sulfonated and sulfated chitosan derivatives for biomedical applications: A review

(2018) Syrine Dimassi et al.   CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS

Biopolymeric nano/microspheres for selective and reversible adsorption of coronaviruses

(2017) Justyna Ciejka et al.   Materials Science & Engineering C-Materials for Biological Applications

Plant Immunity Inducer Development and Application

(2017) Qiu Dewen et al.   MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS

Chitosan oligosaccharide: Biological activities and potential therapeutic applications

(2017) Chatchai Muanprasat et al.   PHARMACOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS

Beta-chitosan extracted from Loligo Japonica for a potential use to inhibit Newcastle disease

(2016) Xiaofei He et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES

Structural characterization and in vitro biomedical activities of sulfated chitosan from Sepia pharaonis

(2016) Ramachandran Karthik et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES

Evaluation of different factors affecting antimicrobial properties of chitosan

(2016) Mahmoud Hosseinnejad et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES

HTCC: Broad Range Inhibitor of Coronavirus Entry

(2016) Aleksandra Milewska et al.   PLoS One

Intranasal Administration of Chitosan Against Influenza A (H7N9) Virus Infection in a Mouse Model

(2016) Mei Zheng et al.   Scientific Reports

Zinc-stabilized colloidal polyelectrolyte complexes of chitosan/hyaluronan: a tool for the inhibition of HIV-1 infection

(2016) Danjun Wu et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry B

Effect of Chitosan on the Infectivity of Murine Norovirus, Feline Calicivirus, and Bacteriophage MS2

(2016) XIAOWEI SU et al.   JOURNAL OF FOOD PROTECTION

Emerging zoonotic viral diseases

(2016) L.-F. WANG et al.   REVUE SCIENTIFIQUE ET TECHNIQUE-OFFICE INTERNATIONAL DES EPIZOOTIES

Anti-HIV activity of fucoidans from three brown seaweed species

(2015) Thanh Thi Thu Thuy et al.   CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS

Adsorption of Silver Nanoparticles onto Different Surface Structures of Chitin/Chitosan and Correlations with Antimicrobial Activities

(2015) Masayuki Ishihara et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Chitosan: An Update on Potential Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Applications

(2015) Randy Cheung et al.   Marine Drugs

Chitin and Chitosan Preparation from Marine Sources. Structure, Properties and Applications

(2015) Islem Younes et al.   Marine Drugs

Enteric Viral Surrogate Reduction by Chitosan

(2015) Robert Davis et al.   Food and Environmental Virology

Inhibition of influenza virus infection with chitosan–sialyloligosaccharides ionic complex

(2014) Shuihong Cheng et al.   CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS

Virus adsorption of water-stable quaternized chitosan nanofibers

(2014) Xue Mi et al.   CARBOHYDRATE RESEARCH

Update on the antibiotic resistance crisis

(2014) Gian Maria Rossolini et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN PHARMACOLOGY

Chitosan-induced antiviral activity and innate immunity in plants

(2014) Marcello Iriti et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Anti-HIV activities of novel synthetic peptide conjugated chitosan oligomers

(2014) Mustafa Zafer Karagozlu et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES

In vitro inhibition of enterovirus 71 infection with a nickel ion/chitosan microcomposite

(2014) Ya-Ching Lin et al.   VIRUS RESEARCH

Downregulation of CD147 by chitooligosaccharide inhibits MMP-2 expression and suppresses the metastatic potential of human gastric cancer

(2014) ZHIGUO LUO et al.   Oncology Letters

Effect of chitosan on tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) accumulation, hydrolase activity, and morphological abnormalities of the viral particles in leaves of N. tabacum L. cv. Samsun

(2014) Vera Nagorskaya et al.   VIROLOGICA SINICA

Non-enveloped virus reduction with quaternized chitosan nanofibers containing graphene

(2013) Bingyu Bai et al.   CARBOHYDRATE RESEARCH

Molecular basis of binding between novel human coronavirus MERS-CoV and its receptor CD26

(2013) Guangwen Lu et al.   NATURE

Antiviral effect of cationic compounds on bacteriophages

(2013) Mai H. Ly-Chatain et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Antiviral activity of silver nanoparticle/chitosan composites against H1N1 influenza A virus

(2013) Yasutaka Mori et al.   Nanoscale Research Letters

Novel polymeric inhibitors of HCoV-NL63

(2012) Aleksandra Milewska et al.   ANTIVIRAL RESEARCH

The antimicrobial action of chitosan, low molar mass chitosan, and chitooligosaccharides on human colonic bacteria

(2012) Jiří Šimůnek et al.   FOLIA MICROBIOLOGICA

Effects of chitosan and its derivative added to water on immunological enhancement and disease control

(2012) Shyh-Shyan Jan et al.   Immunotherapy

Preparation, characterization and in vitro anticoagulant activity of highly sulfated chitosan

(2012) Jianhong Yang et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES

Replication-competent gamma-retrovirus Mo-MuLV expressing green fluorescent protein as efficient tool for screening of inhibitors of retroviruses that use heparan sulfate as primary cell receptor

(2012) O. A. Stepanov et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Chitosan antiviral activity: Dependence on structure and depolymerization method

(2011) V. N. Davydova et al.   APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIOLOGY

Carbohydrate-Functionalized Chitosan Fiber for Influenza Virus Capture

(2011) Xuebing Li et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Enterovirus 71 adsorption on metal ion-composite chitosan beads

(2011) Ya-Ching Lin et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY PROGRESS

Phosphatidic acid production in chitosan-elicited tomato cells, via both phospholipase D and phospholipase C/diacylglycerol kinase, requires nitric oxide

(2010) Nicolás Raho et al.   JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Chitosan can stop or postpone the death of the suckling mice challenged with foot-and-mouth disease virus

(2010) Dong Li   Virology Journal

Anti-HIV-1 activity of low molecular weight sulfated chitooligosaccharides

(2009) Murat Artan et al.   CARBOHYDRATE RESEARCH

Preparation and anti-TMV activity of guanidinylated chitosan hydrochloride

(2009) Ying Hu et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE

Microbial Polysaccharides and their Derivatives as Current and Prospective Pharmaceuticals

(2008) Andrija Smelcerovic et al.   CURRENT PHARMACEUTICAL DESIGN

Abscisic acid is involved in chitosan-induced resistance to tobacco necrosis virus (TNV)

(2008) Marcello Iriti et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

Endocytosis of the receptor-binding domain of SARS-CoV spike protein together with virus receptor ACE2

(2008) Shunxin Wang et al.   VIRUS RESEARCH