| Literature DB >> 16118024 |
Min Soo Shin1, Eun Hwa Kang, Young Ik Lee.
Abstract
A flavonoid molecule that showed a unique anti-HBV function was isolated from Phyllanthus urinaria. The molecular formula was determined as C14H6O8 based on FAM-MS analysis and the structure was determined by NMR. The identified flavonoid molecule, ellagic acid, showed unique anti-HBV functions. Ellagic acid did not inhibit either HBV polymerase activity, HBV replication or block HBsAg secretion. Rather, ellagic acid blocks effectively HBeAg secretion in HepG2 2.2.15 cells (IC50=0.07 microg/ml). Since HBeAg is involved in immune tolerance during HBV infection, ellagic acid, a newly identified functional anti-HBV compound, may be a new candidate therapeutic against immune tolerance in HBV-infected individuals.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 16118024 DOI: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2005.06.005
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antiviral Res ISSN: 0166-3542 Impact factor: 5.970