Anti-herpes virus activities of bioactive fraction and isolated pure constituent of Mallotus peltatus: an ethnomedicine from Andaman Islands

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Authors

Paromita Bag · Indian Council of Medical Research

Debprasad Chattopadhyay · Virus Unit

Hemanta Mukherjee · Virus Unit

Durbadal Ojha · Virus Unit

Nilanjan Mandal · Virus Unit

Mamta Chawla‐Sarkar · National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases

Tapan Chatterjee ·

Abstract

This study revealed that bioactive fraction A and isolated ursolic acid of M. peltatus has good anti-HSV activity, probably by inhibiting the early stage of multiplication (post-infection of 0-5 h), with SI value of 20, suggesting its potential use as anti-HSV agents.

Topics & Keywords

Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins Natural product bioactivities and synthesis

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life below water

Publication Details

Published in: Virology Journal

Volume 9, Issue 1, pp. 98-98

DOI: 10.1186/1743-422x-9-98

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