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Abstract
An improved plaque reduction assay for antiviral activity was developed and used to examine extracts from sixty-one higher plants. Substantial antiviral activity was observed in ca. 20%, which is higher than might be expected given the limited metabolic differences between viruses and their hosts. The frequent antiviral activity may represent phytoalexins elaborated to protect against plant viruses.Entities:
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Year: 1990 PMID: 2166135 DOI: 10.1021/np50068a011
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Nat Prod ISSN: 0163-3864 Impact factor: 4.050