Teichenné Joan, Tobajas Yaiza, Leonard Kevin, Tchoumtchoua Job, Escoté Xavier
Eurecat-Centre Tecnològic de Catalunya, Unitat de Nutrició i Salut, 43204 Reus, Spain.
Biomass Valorisation Platform, Extraction Department, CELABOR Srl, 4650 Herve, Belgium.
Molecules. 2025 Apr 17;30(8):1806. doi: 10.3390/molecules30081806.
Polyphenol-rich extracts derived from agricultural by-products exhibit promising antiviral properties. This study evaluated the antiviral potential of extracts from red onion peels, vineyard prunings, olive prunings and chicory leaves against human coronavirus HuCoV-229E. Subcritical water extraction and resin adsorption techniques were applied to produce the extracts. The extracts were further characterised for their bioactive content, and three out of four extracts showed a high polyphenol content (>200 mg/g). The antiviral activity was assessed through viral infectivity and replication inhibition assays in human MRC-5 host cells. The results indicate that chicory leaf and red onion peel extracts demonstrated significant antiviral effects, with effective concentrations (EC) of 61.43 µg/mL and 10.1 µg/mL, respectively. Olive pruning extract exhibited moderate activity, while vineyard pruning extract showed limited efficacy. These findings suggest that polyphenol-rich agricultural by-products could serve as sustainable sources for antiviral agents, warranting further investigation into their mechanisms of action and potential applications against other coronaviruses, including SARS-CoV-2.
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