Thilageshwary Gobalan¹, Chimi Denka¹, EA Vindya Hemali Edirimanna¹, Shaznine Ramiz¹, A Christine Thevarmirtha¹, Jeslin Jeba Soundari Mahimairaja², MSA Muthukumar Nadar², Ahmedul Kabir¹ and P Mosae Selvakumar¹*

¹AUW Chemistry Hub, Science and Math Program, Asian University for Women, Chittagong, Bangladesh
²Department of Biotechnology, Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

*Corresponding Author: P Mosae Selvakumar, AUW Chemistry Hub, Science and Math Program, Asian University for Women, Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Received: May 26, 2021; Published: August 06, 2021

Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by the newly discovered Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). On 30 January 2020, the World Health Organization declared the disease a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, and on 11 March 2020, it was declared as a pandemic. Research and development have been critical in combating the global disease crisis caused by COVID-19 where Chemistry plays an important part in everything from virus composition to pathogenesis, vaccine and treatment, and the creation of materials and procedures used by fundamental laboratories, virologists, and clinicians. Fundamental studies into the molecules that control viral formation and activity will speed up the development of treatments and vaccines for infectious diseases. Most fundamental chemistry-based scientific organizations and pharmaceutical companies are collaborating to gather more knowledge about SARS-CoV-2, develop better analytical methods, and design vaccines to alleviate the situation as soon as possible. To date, there are several COVID-19 vaccines available, all of them designed using the knowledge of chemical behavior of viruses and many screening techniques are developed based on their molecular nature. Hence, this review is an approach to clarify the nature, chemical aspects of viruses, virus protection using the Chemistry shield, and potential research possibilities, the effectiveness of siddha formulations, and food and nutrition from the perspective of chemical behavior.

Keywords:COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; Chemistry; Prevention; Diagnosis; Medicine; Pandemic; Vaccines; Antiviral Drugs; Siddha Medicine; Oxygen; Food and Nutrition

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Citation: P Mosae Selvakumar., et al. “Chemistry and Covid-19: A Review on the Central Role of Chemistry in the Understanding, Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment of Covid-19".Acta Scientific Nutritional Health 5.9 (2021): 11-29.

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