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. 2021 May 4;13(5):828. doi: 10.3390/v13050828

Table 4.

Natural antiviral compounds against Adenoviruses.

Natural Source Compound Adenoviruses Target CC50
(µg/mL)
EC50-IC50 (µg/mL) SI Reference
Radix Lithospermi Shikonin AdV3 Downregulation of capsid protein hexon expression [54]
Plantago major L. Caffeic acid AdV-3 Inhibition of
post-adsorbiment
processes
14.2 727 [55]
Plantago major L. p-coumaric acid AdV-11 43.8 11.2
Plantago major L. Chlorogenic acid AdV-3
AdV-8
AdV-11
76
108
13.3
52.6
36.9
301
Plantago major L. Ferulic acid AdV-8
AdV-11
52.5
23.3
1.8
4
Camellia sinensis Kuntze Phenolic compounds AdV-5 165.95 ± 12.7 6.62 ± 1.4 25.06 [56]
Punica granatum n-butanol fraction AdV-5 264.7 2.16 122.5 [57]
Punica granatum Gallic acid AdV-5 49.34 4.67 10.5
Peucedanum salinum Methanol extract AdV-5 [58]
Peucedanum salinum Methanol/H2O extract AdV-5
Caesalpinia
pulcherrima Swartz
Quercetin AdV-3
AdV-8
AdV-41
496.9 24.3 ± 4.9
39.9 ± 5.4
44.8 ± 9.4
20.4
12.5
11.1
[59]
A. ascalonicum L. Crude aqueous extract AdV-41
AdV-3
2696.8
2696.8
733.9
1137.60
3.7
2.4
[60]
A. sativum L. Crude aqueous extract AdV-41
AdV-3
2649.6
2649.6
3500
3500
A. fistulosum L. Crude aqueous extract AdV-41
AdV-3
>960
>960
>960
>960
Ocimum basilicum Apigenin AdV-3
AdV-8
ADV-11
59.9 11.1 ± 0.9
8 ± 0.8
20.9 ± 0.1
5.4
7.5
2.9
[61]
Ocimum basilicum Linalool AdV-3
AdV-8
ADV-11
177.1 24.4 ± 0.4
26.4 ± 0.6
16.9 ± 0.3
7.3
6.7
10.5
Ocimum basilicum Ursolic acid AdV-8
ADV-11
100.5 4.2 ± 0.3
24.5 ± 0.3
23.8
4.1

CC50: Half maximal cytotoxic concentration; EC50-IC50: Half maximal inhibitory concentration; SI: Selectivity index = CC50/IC50.