6. Use as antivirals

6.1 About coronavirus-19

One of the most important proteins in the mitochondrial inner membrane is reactive oxygen species modulator-1 (RMO-1), which is involved in the production of ROS. These result from the partial reduction of oxygen to form radicals: superoxide anion, nitric oxide or non-radical hydrogen derivatives, hypochlorous acid or peroxynitrites . Long considered harmful because they are common determinants of many cell death pathways, their action has been reconsidered; indeed, these ROS are essential in many physiological processes,...