Antiviral potential of black tea and blueberry extracts against monkeypox virus by targeting orthopoxvirus surface proteins

Monkeypox virus (MPXV) outbreaks primarily affect resource-limited regions in Africa, highlighting an urgent need for low-cost, accessible therapeutics. Food-medicine homologous (FMH) substances, which are bioactive food components with medicinal properties, offer a promising therapeutic avenue owin...

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Published in:	Current Research in Microbial Sciences
Main Authors:	Yi’ou Sha, Yixin Li, Yanchen Liu, Jiannan Chen, Chen Hua, Yangguang Fu, Xinxin Yuan, Yan Yan, Suya Jin, Yitong Li, Anqi Xia, Qian Wang, Qiao Wang, Yinghua Chen, Rong Zhang, Shibo Jiang, Jian Ying
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2026-01-01
Subjects:	Orthopoxvirus Monkeypox virus (MPXV) Black tea extract (BTE) Blueberry extract (BBE) Antiviral activity
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666517426000635