| Literature DB >> 10404540 |
C M Simões1, M Amoros, L Girre.
Abstract
Triterpenoid saponins are naturally occurring sugar conjugates of triterpenes possessing various biological activities, including antiviral action. Two substances isolated from natural sources were tested against herpes simplex virus type 1 replication. They did not show evidence of cytotoxicity under antiviral test conditions. The triterpenoid saponin, isolated from a Brazilian plant (s21), represents the oleanane group and inhibited herpes simplex virus type 1 DNA synthesis. The triterpenoid saponin, isolated from a Chinese plant (s17), represents the ursane group and seemed to inhibit viral capsid protein synthesis of herpes simplex virus type 1.Entities:
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Year: 1999 PMID: 10404540 DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199906)13:4<323::AID-PTR448>3.0.CO;2-C
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Phytother Res ISSN: 0951-418X Impact factor: 5.878