Propolis alcohol extract

A honey bee product extract.

Phase of research

Potential treatment - pre-clinical evidence

How it helps

Antiviral

Drug status

Experimental

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General information

Propolis is a honey bee product rich in a variety of potentially bioactive chemicals (Refaat et al., 2020).


Synonyms

Bee glue extract

 


Supporting references

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Optimization and evaluation of propolis liposomes as a promising therapeutic approach for COVID-19
Spike protein 3CLpro In vitro Mixed substance In silico
Vero cells 4.85

Inhibited SARS-CoV-2 replication in vitro, especially when the propolis alcohol extract was delivered encapsulated in liposomes. Several compounds found in propolis were predicted to interact with the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein or 3C-like protease.

Nov/07/2020