SARS-CoV-2 Molecular Peculiarities are Armaments Employed by the Virus but could be Potential Targets for Drugs

Background: SARS-CoV-2 (nCoV) is the causative virus of COVID-19 disease. It belongs to the Coronaviridae family which includes other members causing other forms of severe acute respiratory diseases. Although nCoV shares great genetic similarity with its relatives, it possesses specific structural components that render it peculiar in replication, pathogenicity, and response to drugs.