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. 2023 Jul 10;28(14):5312. doi: 10.3390/molecules28145312

Table 3.

Selected phenolic compounds detected in Salicornia spp. reviewed for their HBV/HCV inhibitory properties. Data are presented as mean values and standard deviations measured by triplicates.

Name HBV/HCV Inhibition Target Inhibition Activity Ref.
Caffeic acid HCV-1 infected Huh7.5.1 cells IC50 inhibition: 100 ± 20 µM [132]
EHMT2 Docking energy: −5.9 kcal/mol [121]
HBV-DNA IC50 inhibition: 3.9 ± 1.1 µM [133]
HBsAg in vitro assay in infected HepG2.2.2.15 cells IC50 inhibition: 12.7 ± 9.9 µM [133]
HBeAg in vitro assay in infected HepG2.2.2.15 cells IC50 inhibition: 109.3 ± 56.0 µM [133]
Ferulic acid No data
Chlorogenic acid EHMT2 Docking energy: −7.8 kcal/mol [121]
STAT3 Docking energy: −7.2 kcal/mol [121]
HBV-DNA IC50 inhibition: 1.2 ± 0.4 µM [133]
HBsAg in vitro assay in infected HepG2.2.2.15 cells IC50 inhibition: 241.5 ± 198.2 µM [133]
HBeAg in vitro assay in infected HepG2.2.2.15 cells IC50 inhibition: >1000 µM [133]
Apigenin EC50 of HBsAg EC50 inhibition: 26.3 ± 5.6 µM [134]
EC50 of HBeAg EC50 inhibition: 47.4 ± 3.3 µM [134]
Kaempferol HBV-RT Docking energy: −9.0 kcal/mol [66]
HBcAg Docking energy: −9.1 kcal/mol [66]
Quercetin HBV-RT Docking energy: −8.3 kcal/mol [66]
HBcAg Docking energy: −8.7 kcal/mol [66]
NTCP Docking energy: −5.4 kcal/mol [66]
HBsAg in vitro assay in infected HepG2.2.2.15 cells 60% inhibition [66]
HBeAg in vitro assay in infected HepG2.2.2.15 cells 62% inhibition [66]
Isorhamnetin No data
Myricetin Infected fulminant hepatitis mice 66% increased survival rate [113]
Isoquercitrin No data
Myricitrin HBV-RT Docking energy: −7.7 kcal/mol [66]
HBcAg Docking energy: −7.1 kcal/mol [66]
NTCP Docking energy: −6.7 kcal/mol [66]
HBsAg in vitro assay in infected HepG2.2.2.15 cells 44% inhibition [66]
HBeAg in vitro assay in infected HepG2.2.2.15 cells 35% inhibition [66]

IC50: Half maximal inhibitory concentration, EC50: Half maximal effective concentration, EHMT2: Euchromatic histone-lysine N-methyltransferase 2, HBsAg: Hepatitis B surface antigen, HBeAg: Hepatitis B e antigen, STAT3: Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 3, RT: Reverse transcriptase, NTCP: Sodium Taurocholate Cotransporting Polypeptide.