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. 2010 Dec 13;31(1):42–92. doi: 10.1002/med.20176

Table III.

Reported Antiviral Activities of Natural Compounds Described in the Review (Chemical Structures Are Given in Fig. 5)

Antiviral activity in vitro
Natural product IC50 (µM) Assay/virus tested Positive control IC50 (µM) Proposed mechanism of action Citation
Farnesiferol B 2.61 Cell protection assay HRV‐2 Pleconaril 0.03 Capsid binder 144
Farnesiferol C 2.51 Cell protection assay HRV‐2 Pleconaril 0.03 Capsid binder 144
6,7,8‐Trimethoxy‐coumarin 11.98 Cell protection assay HRV‐2 Pleconaril 0.03 Capsid binder 318
Flavan 0.05 Plaque reduction assay HRV‐1B Capsid binder 149
Arborinine 3.19 Cell protection assay HRV‐2 Pleconaril 0.03 Capsid binder 318
(+)‐Thysanone 47.1 3C protease assay HRV‐14 Inhibitor of 3C protease 323
2‐Methoxy‐stypandrone 4.6 3C protease assay HRV‐14 Inhibitor of 3C protease 323
9,10‐Phenanthra‐quinone 1.4 3C protease assay HRV‐14 Inhibitor of 3C protease 324
Chrysosplenol C 0.75 Cell protection assay poliovirus type 1 Guanidine HCl 310–1250 Inhibitor of virus replication 317
Quercetin 3‐methylether 0.95a Titer reduction assay poliovirus 1A/S3 Inhibitor of virus 320
0.03b Virus yield reduction assay HRV‐15 Replication 236
Kaempferol 3‐methylether 0.67a Titer reduction assay poliovirus 1A/S3 Inhibitor of virus replication 320
4′,5‐Dihydroxy‐3,3′,7‐trimethoxyflavone ∼0.3 Cell protection assay 20 HRV serotypes Inhibitor of virus replication 192
Glaucine 22.0 Cell protection assay HRV‐14 Disoxaril 1.5 Inhibitor of virus replication 327
Oxoglaucine 0.3 Cell protection assay HRV‐14 Disoxaril 1.5 Inhibitor of virus replication 327
o‐Coumaroylamide of 3 aminomethylglaucine 15.0 Cell protection assay HRV‐14 Disoxaril 1.5 Inhibitor of virus replication 327
p‐Coumaroylamide of 3 aminomethylglaucine 13.0 Cell protection assay HRV‐14 Disoxaril 1.5 Inhibitor of virus replication 327
Axillarin 1.82 Cell protection assay HRV‐2 Inhibitor of virus replication 319
Raoulic acid <0.27 0.51 Cell protection assay HRV‐2 Cell protection assay HRV‐3 Ribavirin 356.5 (HRV‐2) ‐ (HRV‐3) 325
a

a99% effective dose.

b

bMaximum tested concentration.