Talia Serseg and colleagues discovered that FA can inactivate the 3CL pro protease , which is essential for the replication of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, and in general of all coronaviruses. The authors reached this conclusion after employing autodock vina software to demonstrate that FA binds with high affinity to this protease. Gonzalez-Perez M. and colleagues analyzed the chemical interactions between FA and SARS-CoV-2 and found that FA can destabilize the spike of this virus .