Table 1.

Location, mass, and function of SARS-CoV-2 structural proteins.

	Protein	Mass	Function
	S-protein	∼180 kDa [7]	Accession and infection of a host cell.
	E-protein	∼10 kDa [28]	Viral envelope formation. Assembly and development of the virus.
	N-protein	∼45–60 kDa [15]	Virion shaping.
	M-protein	∼25–30 kDa [29]	Formation of the viral envelope.