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Membrane Cholesterol and SARS-CoV-2 Infection:A Possible Connection


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1 School of Chemistry, Sambalpur University, Jyoti Vihar, Burla 768 019, India
 

This opinion describes a probable relationship between membrane cholesterol and viral infection with special attention to SARS-CoV-2 infection. Monitoring the cholesterol level of infected population might open up the possibility of the former being a marker for risk of infection.
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Hirak Chakraborty
School of Chemistry, Sambalpur University, Jyoti Vihar, Burla 768 019, India

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This opinion describes a probable relationship between membrane cholesterol and viral infection with special attention to SARS-CoV-2 infection. Monitoring the cholesterol level of infected population might open up the possibility of the former being a marker for risk of infection.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv118%2Fi8%2F1157-1157