BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS OF HIGHER FUNGI AND THE MOST PROMISING OF THEM FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ANTIVIRAL DRUGS

Petrovskaya Irina Fedorovna

The article examines biologically active substances of fungal origin, which have fundamental scientific and practical significance, and also contribute to the development of biotechnology for obtaining the most valuable products from mycelial biomass. The study of bioactive compounds of higher fungi and the most promising of them for the development of antiviral drugs seems to be a timely and urgent task of searching for materials for biomedical technologies. Higher fungi are of practical importance for studying due to the fact that the isolation of biologically active components and the selection of the most effective and productive strains involves the development of pharmacological preparations based on them. Currently, in medicine and cosmetics, the demand for extracts from the mushroom Inonotus obliquus (chaga) has increased, due to their high antioxidant and antiviral properties.

Keywords:fungi, higher fungi, bioactive substances, chaga, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, antiviral drugs, infection, antiviral mechanism.