Chemical properties, mode of action, and in vivo anti-herpes activities of a lignin-carbohydrate complex from Prunella vulgaris

Antiviral Research

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 242-249

  Zhang, Yongwen ^a   But, Paul Pui Hay ^a   Ooi, Vincent Eng Choon ^a   Xu, Hong Xi ^a   Delaney, Gillian D ^b   Lee, Spencer H S ^b   Lee, Song F ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Animal models; Anti herpes; Prunella

Indexed keywords

POLYSACCHARIDE; PRUNELLA POLYSACCHARIDE 2B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREAM; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; GUINEA PIG; HERPES; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DEFECT; VERO CELL;

ANIMALS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; FEMALE; GUINEA PIGS; HERPES GENITALIS; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPESVIRUS 1, HUMAN; HERPESVIRUS 2, HUMAN; LIGNIN; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; POLYSACCHARIDES; PRUNELLA; VERO CELLS;

ANIMALIA; CAVIA; HERPES; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 1; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 2; MUS; PRUNELLA VULGARIS; SIMPLEXVIRUS;

EID: 34250198627     PISSN: 01663542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2007.03.010     Document Type: Article

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