Abstract
A sulfated polysaccharide was isolated from the hot water extract of a brown alga, Sargassum horneri (TURNER) C. AGARDH. Fucose was detected as the main component sugar of this polysaccharide. This compound showed potent antiviral activity against herpes simplex virus type 1, human cytomegalovirus and human immunodeficiency virus type 1. Time-of-addition experiments suggested that it inhibited not only the initial stages of vital infection, such as attachment to and penetration into host cells, but also later replication stages after virus penetration.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 730-734 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin |
Volume | 21 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1998 |
Keywords
- Anti- HSV-1 activity
- Brown alga
- Fucan sulfate
- Sargassum horneri
- Sulfated polysaccharide
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pharmacology
- Pharmaceutical Science