“…In this respect different investigators demonstrated strong inhibitory effects of different species of Narcissus lectin against several viruses including respiratory syncytial virus, influenza A (H1N1, H3N2, H5N1) and B viruses ( Kaku et al, 1990 ; Sauerborn et al, 1999 ; Balzarini, 2006 ; Ooi et al, 2010 ). The present investigating group has previous experiences with few mannose binding monocot lectins having antagonistic effects against a number of phloem sap- sucking insects ( Gatehouse et al, 1995 ; Datta et al, 2005a ; Datta et al, 2005b ; Saha et al, 2006a ; Chakraborty et al, 2009 ; Roy et al, 2014 ) and plant viruses vectored by sap-sucking insects ( Banerjee et al, 2004 ; Saha et al, 2006b ; Das et al, 2021 ). Due to these striking inhibitory features of some members of the monocot mannose binding lectin super family against varied pathogens ( Zhou et al, 2010 ; Mitchell et al, 2017 ; Nascimento et al, 2021 ), we got interested in investigating the efficacies of a well characterized mannose binding dimeric lectin, Allium sativum leaf agglutinin (ASAL) ( Bandyopadhyay et al, 2001 ) and another newly identified tetrameric, Narcissus tazetta lectin (NTL-125) against transmission and spread of infection of SARS CoV-2.…”