The in vitro antiviral activity of an aliphatic nitro compound from Heteropteris aphrodisiaca

Microbiological Research

Volumn 163, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 136-139

  Melo, Fernando L ^a   Benati, Fabricio J ^a   Junior, Walter Antonio Roman ^b   de Mello, João Carlos Palazzo ^c   Nozawa, Carlos ^a   Linhares, Rosa Elisa Carvalho ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aliphatic nitro compound; Antiviral activity; Bovine herpesvirus; Heteropteris aphrodisiaca; Poliovirus

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); PATHOGENS; REDUCTION; VIRUSES;

ALIPHATIC NITRO COMPOUNDS; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; BOVINE HERPESVIRUS; HETEROPTERIS APHRODISIACA; MEDICINAL PLANTS;

NITROGEN COMPOUNDS;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BIOASSAY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRUG; INHIBITION; MEDICINAL PLANT; NITROGEN COMPOUND; TESTING METHOD; VIRAL DISEASE; VIRUS;

BOVINAE; HERPESVIRIDAE; HETEROPTERIS; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 1; HUMAN POLIOVIRUS 1; MALPIGHIACEAE; POLIOVIRUS;

EID: 39449085034     PISSN: 09445013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2006.03.011     Document Type: Article

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