Inhibition of herpes simplex virus type 1 by thymol-related monoterpenoids

Planta Medica

Volumn 78, Issue 15, 2012, Pages 1636-1638

  Lai, Wen Lin ^a,b   Chuang, He Shing ^c   Lee, Meng Hwan ^d,e   Wei, Chia Li ^e,f   Lin, Chin Fu ^g   Tsai, Ying Chieh ^c  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d ANIMAL TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE TAIWAN   (Taiwan)

^e Yangsen Biotechnology Company Ltd   (Taiwan)

^f NATIONAL CHIAYI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^g TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

antiviral; carvacrol; herpes simplex virus type 1; monoterpenoids; thymol

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ALIPHATIC COMPOUND; BENZENE; CARVACROL; ESSENTIAL OIL; THYMOL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GROWTH INHIBITION; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HYDROPHILICITY; IC 50; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; RING OPENING; VIRION; VIROGENESIS; VIRUS INACTIVATION; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS REPLICATION; VIRUS STRAIN;

ANIMALS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CELL SURVIVAL; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPESVIRUS 1, HUMAN; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MONOTERPENES; OILS, VOLATILE; PLANT OILS; THYMOL; VERO CELLS; VIRAL PLAQUE ASSAY;

HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 1; SIMPLEXVIRUS;

EID: 84867871707     PISSN: 00320943     EISSN: 14390221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1315208     Document Type: Article

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