title: Purification and characterization of antiviral substance from the bud of Syzygium aromatica.
abstract: The antiviral substance from the bud of Syzygium aromatica was purified by ether and ethyl acetate extraction and successive chromatography on Sephadex LH-60, LH-20, G-25 and Lichroprep RP-18. The purified antiviral substance was homogeneous and identified as eugeniin. Eugeniin shows antiviral activity against herpes simplex virus at a concentration of 10 microg/ml.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kinki University, Higashiosaka, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takechi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tanaka