Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by a novel strain of coronavirus, designated as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). It has caused a global pandemic rapidly sweeping across all countries, bringing social and economic hardship to millions. Most countries have implemented early warning measures to detect, isolate, and treat patients infected with SARS-CoV-2. This minireview summarizes some of those steps, in particular, testing methods and drug development in the context of chemical biology, and discusses the molecular basis of COVID-19’s virulent transmissibility.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1501-1528 |
Number of pages | 28 |
Journal | CCS Chemistry |
Volume | 3 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 2021 |
Keywords
- COVID-19
- Diagnosis
- SARS-CoV-2
- Therapy
- Transmission
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Chemistry(all)