IN-VITRO ANTI-VACCINIA VIRUS ACTIVITY OF SOME MARINE PLANTS

Authors
PREMANATHAN M KATHIRESAN K CHANDRA K BAJPAI SK
Citation
M. Premanathan et al., IN-VITRO ANTI-VACCINIA VIRUS ACTIVITY OF SOME MARINE PLANTS, INDIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH, 99, 1994, pp. 236-238
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal",Immunology
Journal title
INDIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH → ACNP
ISSN journal
09715916
Volume
99
Year of publication
1994
Pages
236 - 238
Database
ISI
SICI code
0971-5916(1994)99:<236:IAVAOS>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
Seventy three marine plant extracts were tested in vitro in chick embr yo fibroblast cell culture and their antivaccinia virus activity was e valuated in terms of reduction in number of plaques by the extracts. O nly seven extracts were found to show the activity. Sargassum wightii, a seaweed had the highest activity, reducing 65 per cent of plaques f ormed by vaccinia virus.