New type of gum has been found to nearly eliminate transmission of the coronavirus by neutralizing the virus in the person’s saliva.
A team of scientists led by Penn State University infused gum with a plant-grown protein and found it ‘traps’ the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
The protein, known as ACE2, prevents the virus from attaching to a host cell in the human body by interacting with SARS-CoV-2’s receptor binding domain – this facilitates virus attachment to the receptor and fusion with cell membrane.
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