Anti-influenza activity in the Indian seaweeds - A preliminary investigation
DRS at CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography
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Anti-influenza activity in the Indian seaweeds - A preliminary investigation
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Chatterji, A.
Dhargalkar, V.K. Sreekumar, P.K. Parameswaran, P.S. Rodrigues, R. Kotnala, S. |
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Seaweeds
Aquatic plants Commercial species Antiviral agents Viruses Bioactive compounds Chemical extraction Drugs |
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Description |
Antiviral activity in four commercially important seaweeds namely; Spatoglossum asperum J. Ag., Padina tetrastromatica Hauck, Sargassum tenerrimum J. Ag. and Stoechospermum marginatum (Ag.) Kuetz was studied on fragments of chorion-allantonic membrane (CAM) of chicken eggs infected with influenza virus strains A/Mississippi/1/85 and B/Jamanashi/1/166/95 for in vitro studies. The reduction of infection was low against virus strain A/Mississippi/1/85 where maximum reduction was 45.4% in the extract of S. tenerrimum. Maximum inhibition of the viral infection was recorded in the extract of S. marginatum (60%) followed by S. asperum (50%) and P. tetrastromatica (50%) against B/Jamanashi/1/166/95.
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2008-07-02T04:51:44Z
2008-07-02T04:51:44Z 2004 |
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Conference Article
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Proceedings of the National Seminar on New Frontiers in Marine Bioscience Research, January 22-23, 2004, Abidi, S.A.H.eds.; Ravindran, M.; Venkatesan, R.; Vijayakumaran, M. 11-16p.
http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/1103 |
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en
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Copyright [2004]. It is tried to respect the rights of the copyright holders to the best of the knowledge. If it is brought to our notice that the rights are violated then the item would be withdrawn.
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National Institute of Ocean Technology
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