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2025
The antiviral activity of polyphenols
The antiviral activity of polyphenols
Burkard, Markus Piotrowsky, Alban Leischner, Christian Detert, Katja Venturelli, Sascha Marongiu, Luigi
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Polyphenols are secondary metabolites produced by a large variety of plants. These compounds that comprise the class of phenolic acids, stilbenes, lignans, coumarins, flavonoids, and tannins have a wide range of employment, from food production to medical usages. Among the beneficial applications of polyphenols, their antiviral activity is gaining importance due to the increased prevalence of drug‐resistant viruses such as herpes and hepatitis B viruses. In the present review, we provide an overview of the most promising or commonly used antiviral polyphenols and their mechanisms of action focusing on their effects on enveloped viruses of clinical importance (double‐stranded linear or partially double‐stranded circular DNA viruses, negative sense single‐stranded RNA viruses with nonsegmented or segmented genomes, and positive sense single‐stranded RNA viruses). The present work emphasizes the relevance of polyphenols, in particular epigallocatechin‐3‐gallate and resveratrol, as alternative or supportive antivirals. Polyphenols could interfere with virtually all steps of viral infection, from the adsorption to the release of viral particles. The activity of polyphenols against viruses is especially relevant given the risk of widespread outbreaks associated with viruses, remarked by the recent COVID‐19 pandemic.
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Molecular nutrition & food research, 69 (2025), 15, e70042.
https://doi.org/10.1002/mnfr.70042.
ISSN: 1613-4133
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Burkard, M., Piotrowsky, A., Leischner, C., Detert, K., Venturelli, S., & Marongiu, L. (2025). The Antiviral Activity of Polyphenols. Molecular nutrition & food research, 69(15). https://doi.org/10.1002/mnfr.70042
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@article{Burkard2025,
doi = {10.1002/mnfr.70042},
author = {Burkard, Markus and Piotrowsky, Alban and Leischner, Christian et al.},
title = {The Antiviral Activity of Polyphenols},
journal = {Molecular Nutrition & Food Research},
year = {2025},
volume = {69},
number = {15},
}