Antiviral activity of galangin isolated from the aerial parts of Helichrysum aureonitens

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 165-169

  Meyer, J J M ^a   Afolayan, A J ^a   Taylor, M B ^b   Erasmus, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

3,5,7 Trihydroxyflavone; Antiviral; Galangin; Helichrysum aureonitens; Medicinal

Indexed keywords

GALANGIN; HELICHRYSUM EXTRACT;

ADENOVIRUS; ANIMAL CELL; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COXSACKIE VIRUS B; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MONKEY; MONOLAYER CULTURE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; REOVIRUS; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADENOVIRUSES, HUMAN; ANIMALS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CELLS, CULTURED; ENTEROVIRUS B, HUMAN; FLAVONOIDS; HAPLORHINI; HERPESVIRUS 1, HUMAN; HUMANS; KIDNEY; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MUTAGENS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT SHOOTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; REOVIRIDAE; SOUTH AFRICA; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0030930504     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(97)01514-6     Document Type: Article

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