Hamburg: Three naturally occurring substances found in foods like red wine, olive oil, and green tea are promising candidates for the creation of coronavirus-fighting medications. DESY's PETRA III X-ray source conducted a thorough screening of a large library of natural substances to identify those that bound to a key enzyme required for coronavirus replication.
As reported by the team led by Christian Betzel from the University of Hamburg and Alke Meents from DESY in the journal Communications Biology, all three compounds are already used as active ingredients in existing medications. However, it needs to be explored whether and when a corona drug can be created using these compounds.
