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Study: Water-Soluble Tocopherol Derivatives Inhibit SARS-CoV-2

A preprint study published by researchers at the University of Alabama has found what could be a viable antiviral treatment for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, by using a compound called D-α-tocopherol polyethylene glycol succinate (TPGS). Alpha tocopherol (a-tocopherol) is a form of vitamin E. D-α-tocopherol polyethylene glycol succinate is an FDA-approved, water-soluble, synthetic molecule derivative of the vitamin. Researchers reported that they had...