University Chemistry ›› 2023, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (1): 149-154.doi: 10.3866/PKU.DXHX202202004

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"Gold Always Glows": Application of Gold and Its Compounds in the Detection and Treatment of Coronavirus

Li Wang(), Meng Zhang()   

  • Received:2022-02-05 Accepted:2022-04-06 Published:2022-04-18
  • Contact: Li Wang, Meng Zhang E-mail:Wangli20022022@163.com;Zhangm0122@163.com

Abstract:

Colloidal gold and gold complexes play an important role in the detection and treatment of the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). In this paper, it was described with vivid language and anthropomorphic method that the principle of immune colloidal gold technique for the determination of SARS-CoV-2 and the discovery process of gold complexes as anti-SARS-CoV-2 drugs.

Key words: Colloidal gold immunochromatographic assay, Gold complex, SARS-CoV-2, Drug discovery, Auranofin