Abstract

THE ROLE OF VITAMINS IN MANAGING NOVEL CORONA VIRUS DISEASE (COVID-19) AN IN SILICO PERSPECTIVE

*Abhilash Mullasseril

Abstract

This research work tries to correlate the role of Vitamins in the effective management of COVID-19 pandemic due to the novel SARS CoV-2 using in silico methodologies. It is well accepted that there exists great importance for the diet to be followed to cure or to prevent any disease. Managing the disease with a proper diet can lower the risk of disease crisis and support the curing process complementary to a great extent. The vitamins are the micro nutrients that are essential for the existence of life as they control many biochemical functions in the body. This computational study tries to suggest the best needed vitamins for managing the COVID-19 effectively. The study being purely theoretical using in silico methodologies there may be differences in opinions. The actual clinical observation of the study is needed to prove the claimed theoretical results.

Keywords: Vitamins, SARS CoV-2 protease, COVID- 19, Docking, Drug Designing, Ayurveda.