Antiviral activity of an acidic polysaccharides fraction extracted from Cedrela tubiflora leaves

M I Craig; F Benencia; F C Coulombié

doi:10.1016/s0367-326x(00)00263-x

Antiviral activity of an acidic polysaccharides fraction extracted from Cedrela tubiflora leaves

Fitoterapia. 2001 Feb;72(2):113-9. doi: 10.1016/s0367-326x(00)00263-x.

Authors

M I Craig¹, F Benencia, F C Coulombié

Affiliation

¹ 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

PMID: 11223219
DOI: 10.1016/s0367-326x(00)00263-x

Abstract

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.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Antiviral Agents / pharmacology*
Cell Line / drug effects
Haplorhini
Herpesvirus 2, Human / drug effects*
Humans
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Plant Extracts / pharmacology
Plants, Medicinal*
Rosales*
Vesicular stomatitis Indiana virus / drug effects*

Substances

Antiviral Agents
Plant Extracts