Metabolites of Seaweeds as Potential Agents for the Prevention and Therapy of Influenza Infection

Metabolites of Seaweeds as Potential Agents for the Prevention and Therapy of Influenza Infection

Context: Seaweed metabolites (fucoidans, carrageenans, ulvans, lectins, and polyphenols) are biologically active compounds that target proteins or genes of the influenza virus and host components that are necessary for replication and reproduction of the virus. Objective: This review gathers the inf...

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Main Authors: Natalia Besednova, Tatiana Zaporozhets, Tatiana Kuznetsova, Ilona Makarenkova, Lydmila Fedyanina, Sergey Kryzhanovsky, Olesya Malyarenko, Svetlana Ermakova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-06-01
Series:Marine Drugs
Subjects:
Flu
alga
sulphated polysaccharides
alginates
lectins
polyphenols
anti-viral activity
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/17/6/373

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