A unit of publicly listed D and L Industries Inc. on Monday said it had developed a coconut oil product that could prevent spread of certain viruses, and possibly the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
A unit of publicly listed D and L Industries Inc. on Monday said it had developed a coconut oil product that could prevent spread of certain viruses, and possibly the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Coconut oil experts Dr. Mary Newport of Spring Hill Neonatology and Dr. Fabian Dayrit of Ateneo de Manila University released a report on the potential of coconut oil in fighting viruses.
In their study, they found that lauric acid (C12) and its derivative, monolaurin, have antiviral activities, including the dissolution the cell membrane of the virus, inhibition of virus maturation and prevents it from spreading, and prevents the virus from replicating.
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