An antivirally active sulfated polysaccharide from Sargassum horneri (Turner) C. Agardh

Tomomi Hoshino, Toshimitsu Hayashi*, Kyoko Hayashi, Jin Hamada, Jung Bum Lee, Ushio Sankawa

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)730-734
Number of pages5
JournalBiological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin
Volume21
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - 1998

Keywords

  • Anti- HSV-1 activity
  • Brown alga
  • Fucan sulfate
  • Sargassum horneri
  • Sulfated polysaccharide

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pharmacology
  • Pharmaceutical Science

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