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. 2021 Feb 9;8:606782. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2021.606782

Table 1.

Summary table of included in vitro studies.

Antiviral PDFGS Sources Susceptible Virus/host organism Antiviral effect Effective antiviral concentration, cytotoxicity, and selectivity index Antiviral targets References
DMO-CAP Artemisia rupestris IAV (H1N1, H3N2)/MDCK and RAW 264.7 cells CPE reduction (IC50) 31.78–42.91 μM (CC50 = 223 μM) SI = 7.02, 5.20 Viral replication, Viral-induced cytotoxicity, Host defense (42)
Curcumin IAV (H1N1)/human macrophage Significant reduction in different cytokines 80 μM, no effect on macrophage viability. Viral-induced cytotoxicity (43)
Gallic, Chlorogenic, Caffeic acid HCoV-NL63/LLC-MK2 Plague reduction (IC50) Gallic: 71.48μM (CC50 > 500 μM)
Chlorogenic: 43.45 μM (CC50 > 500 μM)
Caffeic: 3.54 μM (CC50 > 500 μM)
Viral-host interaction (44)
Hamamelis virginiana tannins extracts, Polyphenols (Gallic acid, Pentagalloylglucose, tannic acid, EGCG) Hamamelis virginiana IAV (H1N1)/A549 GFP reduction (IC50) Extract: 1.1–36.2 μg/ml
(CC50 = 223–968 μg/ml)
Polyphenols: 5.6–18.3 μg/ml (CC50 144–733 μg/ml)
SI = 15.2–85
Virus-host interaction, Viral replication (41)
Hibiscus sabdariffa extract Hibiscus sabdariffa IAV (H1N1)/MDCK Virus-host interaction (45)
Phlorotannins Brown Alga Ecklonia IAV (H1N1, H3N2, H9N2)/MDCK cells Neuraminidases inhibition (IC50) 4.5–41 μM Viral replication (40)
A. melanocarpa extract, Ellagic acid, myricetin Black chokeberry IAV (pH1N1, H1N1, H3N2), IBV/MDCK Plague reduction (60%) Plague reduction: 0.625 mg/ml Viral replication (46)
Adlay tea Adlay seeds, barley seeds, soybeans and cassia seeds IAV (H1N1, H3N2) IBV/MDCK Plaque reduction (IC50) 2.11–5.13 mg/ml
(CC50 > 40 mg/ml)
SI > 8, SI > 19
Virus-host interaction (16)
Peanut skin extract, Resveratrol Arachis hypogaea L IAV (H1N1, H3N2), IBV/MDCK Plaque reduction (IC50) Peanut skin: 1.3–3.2 μg/ml
(CC50 = 5.4–9.1 μg/ml)
SI = 3.6–7.4
Resveratrol: 5 μg/ml
(CC50 > 35 μg/ml)
Early stage (47)
Portulaca oleracea L. Extract Portulaca oleracea IAV (H1N1, H3N2)/MDCK Plaque reduction (EC50) 112–220 μg/ml
(CC50 = 8,067 μg/ml)
SI = 36–71
Virus-host interaction, Viral replication, Early stage (25)
Blackcurrant extract Blackcurrant RSV, IAV, AdV, and IBV/HEp-2, MDCK Plaque reduction (IC50) 0.13–2.54% of blackcurrant extract Virus-host interaction (48)
Vit D RSV A2/HTBE cells Virus-induced cytotoxicity (49)
Iridoid glycosides Fructus Gardeniae IAV (H1N1)/MDCK Replication reduction (58%) 320 μg/ml Viral replication, Virus- induced cytotoxicty (50)
Glycyrrhizin, 18β-GA G. uralensis (18β-GA active component-a gut metabolic product of Glycyrrhizin) RSV (Long strain)/HEp-2, A549 cells Plaque reduction (IC50) 4.3–4.5 μg/ml
CC50 (71.5–76.3 μg/ml)
SI = 15.9–26.8
Early stage, Virus -host interaction, Host defense (20)
Isorhamnetin, Quercetin, Kaempferol, Diosmetin, Eriodictyol IAV/MDCK CPE reduction (EC50) 23–115 μM
(CC50 > 245 μM)
SI = 2–12
Virus-induced cytotoxicity, Viral replication, Virus-host interaction, early stage, post-infection (51)
G. thunbergii extract, Geraniin (an ellagitannin) G. thunbergii IAV (H3N2, H2N1), IBV/MDCK Neuraminidase Inhibition (IC50) 10.9–135 μg/ml (100% cell viability at 400 μg/ml) Viral protein synthesis, Viral replication, post-infection (52)
Isocorilagin (an ellagitannin) Canarium album IAV (H3N2, H2N1), IBV/MDCK Plaque reduction (IC50) 4.64–23.7 μM (CC50 = 263.3 μM)
SI = 11.1–56.75
Viral replication, Viral protein synthesis, post-infection (53)
Ellagic acid Strictinin, Pu'er tea IAV (H1N1)/MDCK Plaque reduction (50%) Ellagic acid: 6 μM Viral replication (54)
Z. officinale extract Z. officinale RSV (long strain)/HEp-2 and A549 Plaque reduction (IC50) 73.3–144.9 μg/ml
(CC50 = 1893.8 μg/ml)
SI = 13.15
Virus-host interaction, Virus-induced cytotoxicity, Viral replication (19)
Quercetin, H. cordata extract H. cordata MHV (Surrogate for coronavirus)/CCL9.1 cells Plaque reduction (IC50)
Quercetin: 125 μg/ml (CC50 = 116 μg/ml)
SI = 0.93
Houttuynia: 0.98 μg/ml
(CC50 > 3.91 μg/ml) SI > 4
- (21)
Quercetin 3-rhamnoside H. cordata IAV/MDCK CPE reduction (65%) 10 μg/ml (95% viable at 100 μg/ml) Viral replication (28)
Curcumin Curcuma longa L IAV (H1N1, H9N2,H5N1,H3N2)/MDCK Plaque reduction (EC50) 21.36 μg/ml
(CC50 = 140.67 μg/ml)
SI = 12.88
Viral replication, Viral protein synthesis, Virus-host interaction, Virus-induced cytotoxicity (10)
R. acetosa Extract, EGCG, Procyanidin B2 digallate R. acetosa IAV (H1N1)/MDCK Rumex Extract: Plaque reduction (68%)
EGCG: Plaque reduction (80%)
Procyanidin: Plaque reduction (80%)
Rumex Extract: 0.1 μg/ml
(CC50 = 80 μg/ml)
SI = 32, 36
EGCG: 2 μM
(CC50 > 200 μM)
Procyanidin: 0.2 μM
(CC50 = 191 μM)
Viral-host interaction (55)
Black tea Black Tea IAV/Chicken egg Heamagglutination inhibition (IC50) 0.41–2 mg/egg (56)
Edible bird's nest (EBN) extract Edible bird's nest IAV/(H1N1, H3N2)/MDCK CPE reduction (IC50) 36–464 μg/ml Virus-host interaction (57)
Polysaccharide extract Marine Algae (Ulva lactuca) IAV/(H1N1, H2N2,H3N2)/MDCK Heamagglutination inhibition (MIC50) 0.12–0.5 μg/ml
SI = 8, 16
Virus-host interaction (23)
Hesperetin, Quercetin hPIV-3, RSV (long)/HEp-2 Plague reduction (76–97%) 200 μM (No cytotoxicity at 200 μM) Viral replication, Viral-host interaction (58)
Grape seed proanthocyanidin (GSP) Grape Seed RSV A2/A549 (No cytotoxicity at 5–10 μg/ml) Viral replication, Viral protein synthesis, Virus-induced cytotoxicity (59)
EGCG Green tea IAV (H1N1, H3N2), IBV/MDCK CPE reduction (EC50) 5.7–17.3 μM
(CC50 > 60, 195 μM)
SI = 19.6
Viral replication, Viral-host interaction, (22)
Isoquercetin, Quercetin, Fisetin, resveratrol, EGCG IAV (H1N1, H3N2), IBV/MDCK CPE reduction (EC50) 1.2–48 μM (TD50 45–200 μM)
SI = 1.5–38
Viral replication, Viral protein synthesis, Virus-induced cytotoxicity (29)
Germacrone Rhizoma Curcuma IAV (H1N1, H3N2), IBV/MDCK, A549 MDCK: CPE reduction (EC50)
A549: CPE reduction (EC50)
MDCK: 3.82–7.12 μM (CC50 > 250 μM) SI > 41
A549: 3.82–7.12 μM (CC50 > 250 μM) SI > 93.9
Viral replication, Viral protein synthesis, Virus-host interaction (60)
Sulphated polysaccharide extract Edible blue-green algae (Aphanothece sacrum) IAV(H1N1)/MDCK Plague reduction (IC50) 1.2 μg/ml (CC50 = 7,100 μg/ml) SI = 6,200 Virus-host interaction (61)
3,4-dicaffeoylquinic acid and 3,5-dicaffeoylquinic acid Youngia japonica RSV (Long strain)/Human epithelial type 2 (HEp-2) cells CPE reduction (IC50) 0.5 μg/ml (No cytotoxicity up to 100 μg/ml) Viral replication (62)
Glycosyl Hesperidin IAV (H1N1, H3N2)/MDCK Viral titer reduction (32–60%) 12 mM (No cytotoxicity from 0 to 25 mM) Viral replication (63)
Extracts from A. digitata fruit, seed leaves A. digitata (Baobab) RSV/H-1 cells
IAV (H3N2)/MDCK
CPE reduction (MIC50) RSV: 16.2 μg/ml
IAV: 0.12 μg/ml
(cytotoxic at > 130 μg/ml)
Host defense (64)
Acteoside (phenylpropanoid glycoside) Kuding Tea IAV (H1N1)/Primary lymphocytes no cytotoxicity between 1.25 and 160 μM Host defense (65)
Green tea, Guava tea Green tea leaves, Guava leaves IAV (H1N1)/MDCK Neuraminidase Inhibition (IC50) Green tea: 0.25–1.44%
Guava tea: 0.002–0.58%
no cytotoxicity at 25%
Viral replication, Virus-host interaction (66)
Lectin-like compounds Japanese plum fruit IAV (H3N2)/MDCK Plague reduction (IC50) 0.53–6.35 μg/ml
(1,000 μg/ml no cytotoxicity)
Viral-host interaction (67)
Cirsimaritin Artemisia scoparia IAV (H3N2, H1N1)/MDCK CPE reduction (IC50) 5.8–11 μg/ml (TC50 = 153 μg/ml)
SI = 13.8–26.4
Viral replication, Viral protein synthesis, Virus-induced cytotoxicity (68)
Tangeretin, polymethoxylated flavones extract Guangcheni (Citrus reticulata) RSV (A2, B)/HEp-2 cells Tangeretin: Plague reduction (IC50)
Extract: CPE reduction (IC50)
Tangeretin: 5.4–7 μM (CC50 = 375–413 uM)
Extract: 6.7–15 μM
(CC50 = 252–417 μM)
SI = 16.4–62.3
Viral replication (69)
Quercetin IAV (H3N2, H1N1)/MDCK CPE reduction (IC50) 2.74–7.76 μg/ml
(No cytotoxicty at 250 μg/ml)
Viral replication, Viral protein synthesis, Virus-induced cytotoxicity (70)
Geniposide Gardenia jasminoides fruit IAV (H1N1)/MDCK MDCK: CPE reduction (IC50) MDCK: 87.68 μmol/L
(95% viable at 1,040 μmol/L)
Viral replication (71)
Vit D, Cathelicidin RV1B and RSV A2/HeLa
Cells and BEAS-2B
Calcitriol: Viral release reduction (60%)
Cathelicidin: Viral release reduction (80%)
RV1B: Calcitriol: 1,000 nmol
RV1B:Cathelicidin: 100 μg/ml
Viral replication, Virus-induced cytotoxicity, Host defense (72)
Lectins including concanavalin A, Lens culinaris agglutinin and peanut agglutinin hPIV-2/LLCMK2 cells Viral replication, Viral protein synthesis, Viral-host interaction (73)
Urtica dioica agglutinin Urtica dioica MHV(Surrogate for coronavirus)/Mouse LR7 cells Viral infection reduction (EC50) 0.53 μM (CC50 = 9.9 μM)
SI = 18.68
Early stage (74)

18β-GA, 18β-glycyrrhetinic acid; A. digitata, Adansonia digitata; A. melanocarpa, Aronia melanocarpa; A549, human alveolar basal epithelial cells; CC50, 50% cytotoxic concentration; CPE, cytopathogenic effect; DMO-CAP, 6-demethoxy- 4′-O-methylcapillarisin; EC50, Concentration of an agent that gives half-maximal response; EGCG, Epigallocatechin gallate; G. thunbergii, Geranii thunbergii; G. uralensis, Glycyrrhiza uralensis; GFP, Green flourescent protein; H. cordata, Houttuynia cordata; HCoV-NL63, Human coronavirus NL63; HEp-2, Human epithelial type 2; hPIV-3, Human parainfluenza virus type 3; HTBE, Human tracheobronchial epithelial; IAV, influenza A virus; IBV, Influenza B virus; IC50, Half maximal inhibitory concentration; LLC-MK2, Rhesus Monkey Kidney Epithelial Cells; MDCK, Madin-Darby Canine Kidney; MHV, Murine hepatitis Virus; MIC50, Minimum Inhibitory Concentration required to inhibit the growth of 50% of organisms; R. acetosa, Rumex acetosa; RSV, Respiratory syncytial virus; TD50, Median toxic dose; Vit D, Vitamin D; Z. officinale, Zingiber officinale.