Tiger Nut Milk’s Antiviral Properties against Enveloped and Non-Enveloped Viruses: Effect of Concentration and Adding Sugar

The global COVID-19 pandemic has warned scientists of the requirement to look for new antimicrobial compounds to prevent infection by this type of viral pathogen. Natural compounds are becoming a promising avenue of research thanks to their renewable, biodegradable, and non- toxic properties. In thi...

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Autores: Tuñón-Molina, Alberto, Cano Vicent, Alba, Serrano Aroca, Ángel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir
Repositorio:RIUCV. Repositorio de la Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir
Idioma:inglés
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Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Horchata
Tiger nut milk
Sugar
Bacteriophage phi 6
Bacteriophage MS2
SARS-CoV-2
24 Ciencias de la Vida
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spelling Tiger Nut Milk’s Antiviral Properties against Enveloped and Non-Enveloped Viruses: Effect of Concentration and Adding SugarTuñón-Molina, AlbertoCano Vicent, AlbaSerrano Aroca, ÁngelHorchataTiger nut milkSugarBacteriophage phi 6Bacteriophage MS2SARS-CoV-224 Ciencias de la VidaThe global COVID-19 pandemic has warned scientists of the requirement to look for new antimicrobial compounds to prevent infection by this type of viral pathogen. Natural compounds are becoming a promising avenue of research thanks to their renewable, biodegradable, and non- toxic properties. In this work, tiger nut milk’s (TNM) antiviral properties, with and without sugar, were studied against enveloped and non-enveloped viruses. The antiviral properties of TNM were evaluated at different concentrations. The antiviral tests showed that TNM is antiviral against the enveloped bacteriophage phi 6, which is commonly used as a surrogate for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), although it did not have any antiviral effect against the non- enveloped bacteriophage MS2. We also found that adding sugar to this natural drink can improve its antiviral properties against enveloped viruses and render it antiviral against non-enveloped viruses like bacteriophage MS2. The antiviral activity of TNM depends on the TNM concentration. TNM is a natural bioproduct that could help to fight against viral infections and protect against a wide range of viral illnesses. These results confirm that the typical sweetened drink made from tiger nut extract and sugar (known as horchata in Spain) possesses broad-spectrum antiviral properties.20252025-12-1720232023-01-0120232023-01-01journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12466/7189reponame:RIUCV. Repositorio de la Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártirinstname:Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente MártirInglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Attribution 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:riucv.ucv.es:20.500.12466/71892026-06-19T08:32:07Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Tiger Nut Milk’s Antiviral Properties against Enveloped and Non-Enveloped Viruses: Effect of Concentration and Adding Sugar
title Tiger Nut Milk’s Antiviral Properties against Enveloped and Non-Enveloped Viruses: Effect of Concentration and Adding Sugar
spellingShingle Tiger Nut Milk’s Antiviral Properties against Enveloped and Non-Enveloped Viruses: Effect of Concentration and Adding Sugar
Tuñón-Molina, Alberto
Horchata
Tiger nut milk
Sugar
Bacteriophage phi 6
Bacteriophage MS2
SARS-CoV-2
24 Ciencias de la Vida
title_short Tiger Nut Milk’s Antiviral Properties against Enveloped and Non-Enveloped Viruses: Effect of Concentration and Adding Sugar
title_full Tiger Nut Milk’s Antiviral Properties against Enveloped and Non-Enveloped Viruses: Effect of Concentration and Adding Sugar
title_fullStr Tiger Nut Milk’s Antiviral Properties against Enveloped and Non-Enveloped Viruses: Effect of Concentration and Adding Sugar
title_full_unstemmed Tiger Nut Milk’s Antiviral Properties against Enveloped and Non-Enveloped Viruses: Effect of Concentration and Adding Sugar
title_sort Tiger Nut Milk’s Antiviral Properties against Enveloped and Non-Enveloped Viruses: Effect of Concentration and Adding Sugar
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Tuñón-Molina, Alberto
Cano Vicent, Alba
Serrano Aroca, Ángel
author Tuñón-Molina, Alberto
author_facet Tuñón-Molina, Alberto
Cano Vicent, Alba
Serrano Aroca, Ángel
author_role author
author2 Cano Vicent, Alba
Serrano Aroca, Ángel
author2_role author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Horchata
Tiger nut milk
Sugar
Bacteriophage phi 6
Bacteriophage MS2
SARS-CoV-2
24 Ciencias de la Vida
topic Horchata
Tiger nut milk
Sugar
Bacteriophage phi 6
Bacteriophage MS2
SARS-CoV-2
24 Ciencias de la Vida
description The global COVID-19 pandemic has warned scientists of the requirement to look for new antimicrobial compounds to prevent infection by this type of viral pathogen. Natural compounds are becoming a promising avenue of research thanks to their renewable, biodegradable, and non- toxic properties. In this work, tiger nut milk’s (TNM) antiviral properties, with and without sugar, were studied against enveloped and non-enveloped viruses. The antiviral properties of TNM were evaluated at different concentrations. The antiviral tests showed that TNM is antiviral against the enveloped bacteriophage phi 6, which is commonly used as a surrogate for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), although it did not have any antiviral effect against the non- enveloped bacteriophage MS2. We also found that adding sugar to this natural drink can improve its antiviral properties against enveloped viruses and render it antiviral against non-enveloped viruses like bacteriophage MS2. The antiviral activity of TNM depends on the TNM concentration. TNM is a natural bioproduct that could help to fight against viral infections and protect against a wide range of viral illnesses. These results confirm that the typical sweetened drink made from tiger nut extract and sugar (known as horchata in Spain) possesses broad-spectrum antiviral properties.
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