Suppression of influenza A virus nuclear antigen production and neuraminidase activity by a nutrient mixture containing ascorbic acid, green tea extract and amino acids

BioFactors

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-15

  Jariwalla, R J ^b   Roomi, M W ^b   Gangapurkar, B ^b   Kalinovsky, T ^b   Niedzwiecki, A ^a,b   Rath, M ^b  

^a Dr Rath Research Institute ^*  (United States)

^b Dr Rath Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Influenza virus; Neuraminidase activity; NP viral antigen; Nutrients; Selective antiviral effect

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; AMINO ACID; ASCORBIC ACID; GREEN TEA EXTRACT; LYSINE; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; PROLINE; SELENIUM; SIALIDASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIROGENESIS; VIRUS INHIBITION; VIRUS REPLICATION;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, VIRAL; ASCORBIC ACID; CELL LINE; CELL SURVIVAL; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; CULTURE MEDIA; DOGS; FLAVONOIDS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; LYSINE; NEURAMINIDASE; PHENOLS; PROLINE; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; TEA; VERO CELLS; VIRAL CORE PROTEINS;

INFLUENZA A VIRUS; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE;

EID: 47749083502     PISSN: 09516433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/biof.5520310101     Document Type: Article

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