"Chemical compounds found in foods and beverages such as green tea, muscadine grapes, and dark chocolate can bind to a specific enzyme or protease in the SARS-CoV-2 virus and block its function," according to a new study conducted by plant biologists at North Carolina State University.
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"One of the key focuses of our laboratory is to identify nutraceuticals in foods or medicinal plants that can either inhibit the attachment of a virus to human cells or block its replication within human cells," explains De-Yu Xie, Professor of Plant and Microbial Biology at NC State.
And once again, grapes prove to be a nutritional powerhouse with significant health benefits.