Abstract
The biological (antiviral) activity of a dried purified extract of Stevia was evaluated in vitro. Tests were performed using Teschen disease virus, infectious rhinotracheitis virus, and human coronavirus.
Key words: Stevia, dried extract, diterpene glycosides, antiviral activity
Footnotes
Translated from Khimiko-Farmatsevticheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 43, No. 4, pp. 19 – 20, April, 2009.
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