Antiviral activity of brassinosteroids derivatives against measles virus in cell cultures

Antiviral Chemistry and Chemotherapy

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 61-66

  Wachsman, Mónica B ^a   Ramirez, Javier A ^a   Galagovsky, Lydia R ^a   Coto, Celia E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Antiviral brassinosteroids derivatives; Measles virus; Paramyxoviridae

Indexed keywords

2ALPHA,3ALPHA,22,23 TETRAHYDROXY BETA HOMO 7 OXASTIGMASTAN 6 ONE; 3BETA BROMO 5ALPHA,22,23 TRIHYDROXYSTIGMASTAN 6 ONE; 3BETA FLUORO 22,23 DIHYDROXYSTIGMASTAN 6 ONE; 3BETA FLUORO 5ALPHA,22,23 TRIHYDROXYSTIGMASTAN 6 ONE; 5ALPHA FLUORO 3BETA,22,23 TRIHYDROXYSTIGMASTAN 6 ONE; BRASSINOSTEROID; RIBAVIRIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG BINDING; DRUG STRUCTURE; MEASLES; MEASLES VIRUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 0036462250     PISSN: 09563202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/095632020201300105     Document Type: Article

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