Antiviral activity of an acidic polysaccharides fraction extracted from Cedrela tubiflora leaves.
An acidic polysaccharides fraction (APS) obtained from Cedrela tubiflora leaves was tested for antiviral activity. This fraction inhibited the replication of HSV-2 and VSV, while the replication of poliovirus was not affected. APS was not virucidal, but no cytotoxicity was present in the different concentrations of APS assayed.
Laboratorio de Virología, Dpto. Química Biológica, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Pabellón II, Piso 4, Ciudad Universitaria, 1428, Buenos Aires, Argentina. besscraig@hotmail.com
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D000818:Animals; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002460:Cell Line / Q000187:drug effects; D000882:Haplorhini; D018258:Herpesvirus 2, Human / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D019685:Rosales; D014721:Vesicular stomatitis Indiana virus / Q000187:drug effects*
D000998:Antiviral Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts