| Literature DB >> 7406477 |
A Reinhardt, D Auperin, J Sands.
Abstract
The mechanism of the potent virucidal activity of retinol (vitamin A) and retinal (vitamin A aldehyde) was investigated for the interaction of these compounds with a model system enveloped virus, bacteriophage phi 6. The retinoids bind to and inactivate phi 6 without causing large-scale disruption of the virion. Inactivated virions have completely lost the ability to adsorb to host bacteria due to the loss of a viral envelope protein necessary for adsorption.Entities:
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Year: 1980 PMID: 7406477 PMCID: PMC283925 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.17.6.1034
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191