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Structure Properties and Mechanisms of Action of Naturally Originated Phenolic Acids and Their Derivatives against Human Viral Infections

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  • Structure Properties and Mechanisms of Action of Naturally Originated Phenolic Acids and Their Derivatives against Human Viral Infections

    Curr Med Chem. 2017 Aug 14. doi: 10.2174/0929867324666170815102917. [Epub ahead of print]
    Structure Properties and Mechanisms of Action of Naturally Originated Phenolic Acids and Their Derivatives against Human Viral Infections.

    Wu YH1, Zhang BY1, Qiu LP2, Guan RF1, Ye ZH1, Yu XP1.
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    Abstract

    BACKGROUND:

    A great effort has been made to develop efficacious antiviral drugs, but many viral infections are still lack of efficient antiviral therapies so far. The related exploration of natural products to fight viruses has been raised in recent years. Natural compounds with structural diversity and complexity offer a great chance to find new antiviral agents. Particularly, phenolic acids have attracted considerable attention owing to their potent antiviral abilities and unique mechanisms. The aim of this review is to report new discoveries and updates pertaining to antiviral phenolic acids.
    METHODS:

    The relevant references on natural phenolic acids were searched. The antiviral phenolic acids were classified according to their structure properties and antiviral types. Meanwhile, the antiviral characteristics and structure-activity relationships of phenolic acids and their derivatives were summarized.
    RESULTS:

    Review finds that natural phenolic acids and their derivatives possessed potent inhibitory effects on multiple virus in humans such as human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis C virus, hepatitis B virus, herpes simplex virus, influenza virus and respiratory syncytial virus etc. In particular, caffeic acid/gallic acid and their derivatives exhibited outstanding antiviral properties by a variety of modes of action.
    CONCLUSION:

    Naturally derived phenolic acids especially caffeic acid/gallic acid and their derivatives may be regarded as novel promising antiviral leads or candidates. Additionly, scarcely any of these compounds have been used as antiviral treatments in clinical practice. Therefore, these phenolic acids with diverse skeletons and mechanisms provide us an excellent resource for finding novel antiviral drugs.
    Copyright? Bentham Science Publishers; For any queries, please email at epub@benthamscience.org.


    KEYWORDS:

    Natural product; antiviral mechanism; phenolic acid; structure property; structure-activity relationship.; viral infection

    PMID: 28814240 DOI: 10.2174/0929867324666170815102917
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