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Coronavirus
On 31 January 2020, the Biochemical Society and its publisher, Portland Press, committed to the rapid and open sharing of research data and findings relevant to the coronavirus (2019-nCoV) global pandemic, with the intention of ensuring research findings and data relevant to this outbreak were shared rapidly and openly to help save lives.
Since then, our published articles and new papers relevant to this virus have been available via open access on publication. You can access these via the links below and authors are also encouraged to post submitted versions of articles as preprints.
Note: this collection is frequently updated as new research becomes available.

Vipul Kumar; Anissa Nofita Sari; Hazna Noor Meidinna; Jaspreet Kaur Dhanjal; Chandru Subramani; Brohmomoy Basu; Sunil C. Kaul; Sudhanshu Vrati; Durai Sundar; Renu Wadhwa
Targeting intra-viral conserved nucleocapsid (N) proteins as novel vaccines against SARS-CoVs
Open Access
Min Thura; Joel Xuan En Sng; Koon Hwee Ang; Jie Li; Abhishek Gupta; Jimmy Ming Hong; Cheng William Hong; Qi Zeng
Lize M. Grobbelaar; Chantelle Venter; Mare Vlok; Malebogo Ngoepe; Gert Jacobus Laubscher; Petrus Johannes Lourens; Janami Steenkamp; Douglas B. Kell; Etheresia Pretorius
Mohammad Tohidul Amin; Kaniz Fatema; Sayema Arefin; Fahad Hussain; Dipty Rani Bhowmik; Mohammad Salim Hossain
Rajesh Ahirwar; Sonu Gandhi; Komal Komal; Geeta Dhaniya; Prem Prakash Tripathi; Vyas Madhavrao Shingatgeri; Krishan Kumar; Jai Gopal Sharma; Saroj Kumar
A lipidomic view of SARS-CoV-2
Open Access
Kourosh H. Ebrahimi; James S.O. McCullagh
Increased sTREM-1 plasma concentrations are associated with poor clinical outcomes in patients with COVID-19
Open Access
Aline H. de Nooijer; Inge Grondman; Simon Lambden; Emma J. Kooistra; Nico A.F. Janssen; Matthijs Kox; Peter Pickkers; Leo A.B. Joosten; Frank L. van de Veerdonk; Marc Derive; Sebastien Gibot; Mihai G. Netea; on behalf of RCI-COVID-19 study group
Safa Kinaneh; Iyad Khamaysi; Tony Karram; Shadi Hamoud
Mateus S.M. Serafim; Jadson C. Gertrudes; Débora M.A. Costa; Patricia R. Oliveira; Vinicius G. Maltarollo; Kathia M. Honorio
The SARS-CoV-2 induced targeted amino acid profiling in patients at hospitalized and convalescent stage
Open Access
Junfang Wu; Mingming Zhao; Chenze Li; Yuxuan Zhang; Dao Wen Wang
Yunpeng Bai; Wendong Huang; Yaocai Li; Changchun Lai; Sumei Huang; Guangwen Wang; Yuemei He; Linhui Hu; Chunbo Chen
Yan Yang; Zixin Cai; Jingjing Zhang
ACE/ACE2 balance might be instrumental to explain the certain comorbidities leading to severe COVID-19 cases
Open Access
Sarbashri Bank; Subrata Kumar De; Biswabandhu Bankura; Smarajit Maiti; Madhusudan Das; Gausal A Khan
Guolian Zhao; Yazhou Xu; Jing Li; Xiaoli Cui; Xiaowen Tan; Hongyue Zhang; Liyun Dang
Wen-hao Niu; Feng Wu; Wen-yue Cao; Zong-gui Wu; Yu-Chieh Chao; Fei Peng; Chun Liang
Structural assessment of SARS-CoV2 accessory protein ORF7a predicts LFA-1 and Mac-1 binding potential
Open Access
Zubair Ahmed Nizamudeen; Emma-Ruoqi Xu; Vivin Karthik; Mohamed Halawa; Kenton P. Arkill; Andrew M. Jackson; David O. Bates; Jonas Emsley
Low serum calcium: a new, important indicator of COVID-19 patients from mild/moderate to severe/critical
Open Access
Xi Zhou; Dong Chen; Lan Wang; Yuanyuan Zhao; Lai Wei; Zhishui Chen; Bo Yang
Gianluca E.M. Boari; Giulia Chiarini; Silvia Bonetti; Paolo Malerba; Gianluca Bianco; Cristina Faustini; Federico Braglia-Orlandini; Daniele Turini; Vittoria Guarinoni; Michele Saottini; Sara Viola; Giulia Ferrari-Toninelli; Giancarlo Pasini; Cristina Mascadri; Bianca Bonzi; Paolo Desenzani; Claudia Tusi; Eros Zanotti; Matteo Nardin; Damiano Rizzoni
Investigation of CD26, a potential SARS-CoV-2 receptor, as a biomarker of age and pathology
Open Access
Animesh Alexander Raha; Subhojit Chakraborty; James Henderson; Elizabeta Mukaetova-Ladinska; Shahid Zaman; John Trowsdale; Ruma Raha-Chowdhury
Dodji Kossi Djakpo; Zhiquan Wang; Rong Zhang; Xin Chen; Peng Chen; Malyn Martha Lilac Ketisha Antoine