Antiviral activity of Conyza canadensis (L.) Cronquist extracts grown in Tunisia

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 45, 2011, Pages 9097-9100

  Edziri, Hayet Lahmar ^a   Laurent, Gutman ^b   Mahjoub, Aouni ^a   Mastouri, Maha ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

^b HÔPITAL EUROPÉEN GEORGES POMPIDOU   (France)

^c FATTOUMA BOURGUIBA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Antiviral activity; Conyza canadensis (L.) cronquist; Coxsackie B virus type 3 (CoxB 3); Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV)

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; BUTANOL; CHLOROFORM; CONYZA CANADENSIS EXTRACT; GANCICLOVIR; METHANOL; PETROLEUM ETHER; PLANT EXTRACT; RIBAVIRIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONYZA; CONYZA CANADENSIS; COXSACKIE VIRUS B3; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG POTENCY; EMBRYO; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; LUNG FIBROBLAST; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT TISSUE; TUNISIA; VIRUS STRAIN; VIRUS TITRATION;

CONYZA CANADENSIS; HUMAN ENTEROVIRUS B; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 5;

EID: 80051923891     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/ajb10.2349     Document Type: Article

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