Antiviral efficacy and mechanisms of action of oregano essential oil and its primary component carvacrol against murine norovirus

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 116, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1149-1163

  Gilling, D H ^a   Kitajima, M ^a   Torrey, J R ^a   Bright, K R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Human norovirus; Mechanism of action; Nonenveloped viruses; Plant antimicrobials; Sanitizer

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; ESSENTIAL OILS; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; RNA;

% REDUCTIONS; ANTIVIRALS; HUMAN NOROVIRUS; MECHANISM OF ACTION; NONENVELOPED VIRUS; NOROVIRUSES; OREGANO ESSENTIAL OIL; PLANT ANTIMICROBIAL; PROTECTION ASSAY; SANITIZER;

VIRUSES;

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; CARVACROL; OREGANO ESSENTIAL OIL; PANCREATIC RIBONUCLEASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE OIL; ESSENTIAL OIL; TERPENE;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESSENTIAL OIL; HERB; RODENT; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VIRUS;

ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; HOST CELL; MURINE NOROVIRUS; NONHUMAN; NOROVIRUS; OREGANO; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VIRUS ATTACHMENT; VIRUS CAPSID; VIRUS INFECTIVITY; ANIMAL; CELL LINE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; MOUSE; ORIGANUM; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

MIRIDAE; MURINE NOROVIRUS; NOROVIRUS; ORIGANUM;

ANIMALS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CELL LINE; MICE; MONOTERPENES; NOROVIRUS; OILS, VOLATILE; ORIGANUM;

EID: 84898415366     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jam.12453     Document Type: Article

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