Anti-HSV activity of Hypnea musciformis cultured with different phytohormones

Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia

Yokoya, Nair S.¹  Yoneshigue-Valentin, Yocie¹  Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil¹  Mendes, Gabriella da Silva¹  Romanos, Maria Teresa Villela¹  Bravin, Isolda Cecília¹  Instituto de Botânica, São Paulo¹ 

关键词: HSV-1;    HSV-2 antiviral activity;    Hypnea musciformis;    phytohormones;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0102-695X2012005000054

来源: Sociedade Brasileira de Farmacognosia

【 摘 要 】

Four extracts from the seaweed Hypnea musciformis (Wulfen in Jacq.) J.V. Lamour. (Rhodophyta), collected directly from its natural habitat or cultivated in the presence of phytohormones, were evaluated for their ability to inhibit the replication of acyclovir-resistant herpes simplex viruses types 1 (HSV-1) and 2 (HSV-2) strains. The main purpose was to determinate whether these growth conditions would affect the antiviral activity. Our results showed the possibility of improving the anti-HSV activity by using extracts from algae cultured in the presence of phytohormones.

【 授权许可】

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