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Table 3.

The A₅₇₀values of the optimal APS concentration and antiviral assays (78.216 and 4.83μg/mL)

Groups	APS concentration
	78.21μg/mL	39.09μg/mL	19.31μg/mL	9.266μg/mL	4.83μg/mL
APS	0.289 ± 0.0081^abcd*	0.281 ± 0.007^abcde*	0.265 ± 0.005^df*	0.264 ± 0.002^cf*	0.243 ± 0.007^ef*
Pre-add APS	0.254 ± 0.012^ab*	0.249 ± 0.005^ab*	0.252 ± 0.006^ab*	0.246 ± 0.001^ab*	0.249 ± 0.002^ab*
Post-add APS	0.189 ± 0.008^e	0.181 ± 0.006^de	0.176 ± 0.007^abd	0.177 ± 0.006^abc	0.155 ± 0.008^ac
Sim-add APS	0.189 ± 0.006^abcd	0.180 ± 0.004^abcd	0.171 ± 0.003^def	0.162 ± 0.004^df	0.161 ± 0.005^f
Virus Control	0.175 ± 0.007
Cell Control	0.242 ± 0.002^*

^a-f data within row without the same superscripts differ significantly (P <0.05). *Data differed significantly (P < 0.05) when compared with virus control.

APS = Astragalus polysaccharide.