Sulphated Polysaccharides from Ulva clathrata and Cladosiphon okamuranus Seaweeds both Inhibit Viral Attachment/Entry and Cell-Cell Fusion, in NDV Infection

Sulphated Polysaccharides from Ulva clathrata and Cladosiphon okamuranus Seaweeds both Inhibit Viral Attachment/Entry and Cell-Cell Fusion, in NDV Infection

Sulphated polysaccharides (SP) extracted from seaweeds have antiviral properties and are much less cytotoxic than conventional drugs, but little is known about their mode of action. Combination antiviral chemotherapy may offer advantages over single agent therapy, increasing efficiency, potency and...

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Main Authors: José Alberto Aguilar-Briseño, Lucia Elizabeth Cruz-Suarez, Jean-François Sassi, Denis Ricque-Marie, Pablo Zapata-Benavides, Edgar Mendoza-Gamboa, Cristina Rodríguez-Padilla, Laura María Trejo-Avila
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-01-01
Series:Marine Drugs
Subjects:
antiviral
seaweeds
sulphated polysaccharides
Ulva clathrata
Cladosiphon okamuranus
Newcastle Disease Virus
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/13/2/697

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