SCREENING OF MEDICINAL-PLANTS FROM YUNNAN PROVINCE IN SOUTHWEST CHINA FOR ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY

被引:18
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作者
YIP, L
PEI, S
HUDSON, JB
TOWERS, GHN
机构
[1] UNIV BRITISH COLUMBIA,DEPT MED MICROBIOL,VANCOUVER V6T 2B1,BC,CANADA
[2] KUNMING INST BOT,KUMMING,PEOPLES R CHINA
基金
加拿大自然科学与工程研究理事会;
关键词
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; ANTIVIRAL SCREENING; PHOTO MEDIATED ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY;
D O I
10.1016/0378-8741(91)90182-D
中图分类号
Q94 [植物学];
学科分类号
071001 ;
摘要
In an ethnopharmacological screening of medicinal plants used in Yunnan province of China, ethanol extracts from 31 plant species were assayed for inhibition of murine cytomegalovirus and Sindbis virus infections. Parallel assays were carried out with and without exposure to UVA radiation to test for photo-mediation of activity. Antiviral activity was observed with 16 of the plant extracts. Eight plant extracts have been selected for further studies, with the objective of characterizing the antiviral constituents.
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