Study on cephalopod's ink for anti-retroviral activity.
Aqueous extracts of ink from four cephalopods, adult and young Sepiella inermis and Loligo duvaucelli were tested against Moloney murine leukaemia virus reverse transcriptase (MMLV RT). Ink from young cephalopods, S. intermis and L. duvaucelli showed strong inhibition of MMLV RT.
Rajaganapathi
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Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Annamalai University, Parangipettai 608 502, India.
Thyagarajan
S P
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Edward
J K
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D000818:Animals; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D049832:Decapodiformes / Q000378:metabolism*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D051379:Mice; D008974:Mollusca / Q000378:metabolism*; D008979:Moloney murine leukemia virus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology; D018894:Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology
D000998:Antiviral Agents; D018894:Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors