Studies of antiviral activity and cytotoxicity of Wrightia tinctoria and Morinda citrifolia

Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 670-672

  Selvam, P ^a   Murugesh, N ^b   Witvrouw, M ^c   Keyaerts, E ^d   Neyts, J ^d  

^a ARULMIGU KALASALINGAM COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

^b MADURAI MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d REGA INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Belgium)

Author keywords

AntiHCV activity; AntiHIV activity; Morinda citrifolia; Wrightia tinctoria

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; CHLOROFORM; MORINDA CITRIFOLIA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WRIGHTIA TINCTORIA EXTRACT;

ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; APOCYNACEAE; ARTICLE; CELL GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL PROTECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPATHOGENIC EFFECT; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; FRUIT JUICE; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; IC 50; LYMPHOID CELL LINE; MORINDA CITRIFOLIA; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; REPLICON; VIRUS REPLICATION; WRIGHTIA TINCTORIA;

EID: 77249124883     PISSN: 0250474X     EISSN: 19983743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0250-474X.59550     Document Type: Article

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