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Nigellidine (Nigella sativa, black-cumin seed) docking to SARS CoV-2 nsp3 and host inflammatory proteins may inhibit viral replication/transcription and FAS-TNF death signal via TNFR 1/2 blocking

Amrita Banerjeea Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Cell and Molecular Therapeutics Laboratory, Oriental Institute of Science and Technology, Midnapore, India
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Mehak Kanwara Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Cell and Molecular Therapeutics Laboratory, Oriental Institute of Science and Technology, Midnapore, India
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Pradeep Kr. Das Mohapatrab Department of Microbiology and, Director, Environment Conservation Centre, Raiganj University, Uttar Dinajpur, Raiganj, West Bengal, IndiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9292-992X
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Luciano Sasoc Departments of Physiology and Pharmacology "Vittorio Erspamer", Sapienza University, Rome, ItalyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4530-8706
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Marcello Nicolettid Department of Environmental Biology, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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Smarajit Maitia Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Cell and Molecular Therapeutics Laboratory, Oriental Institute of Science and Technology, Midnapore, India;e Agricure Biotech Research Society, Epidemiology and Human Health Division, Midnapore, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 5817-5822 | Received 02 Sep 2021, Accepted 05 Dec 2021, Published online: 22 Dec 2021

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