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. 2021 May 29;2021:5552088. doi: 10.1155/2021/5552088

Table 1.

Natural compounds with anti-HIV-1 activity extracted from fungi, plants, or marine sponges.

NC Source/compound Origin Effect IC50/EC50 CC50 SI/% inhibition ▪ Reference
Terpenes Cipadessa cinerascens/
a. Ciparasin B
Leaves Cytopathic effect a. 5.5 μm/mL ND a. >7.2 [23]
b. Ciparasin P b. 6.1 μm/mL b. >6.5
Anisomeles indica/
Ovatodiolide
1.20 μm/mL/0.10 μm/mL ND 80%–90% [24]
Excoecaria acerifolia Didr./
Excocarinol A
Stem >628.9 μM/5.58 μM ND >112.7 [25]
Excoecaria acerifolia Didr./
a. Excoecafolin A
a. >473.93 μM/0.258 μM ND a. >1836.9 [26]
b. Excoecafolin B b. 15.52 μM/0.036 μM b. 431.1
c. Excoecafolin C c. 13.74 μM/0.046 μM c. 298.7
d. Daphnopsis factor R2 d. >492.61 μM/0.978 μM d. >503
Trigonostemon lii/
a. Trigolin C
a. 2.04 μg/mL a. 54.04 a. 26.49 [27]
b. Trigolin G b. 9.17 μg/mL b. >200 b. >21.81
c. Trigochinin A c. 11.42 μg/mL c. 106.45 c. 9.32
d. Trigochinin F d. 9.05 μg/mL d. 86.54 b. 9.56
Trigonostemon thyrsoideum/
a. Trigothysoid J
Twigs and leaves a. 2.3 ± 1.20 nM a. >251.2 nM a. >101.2 [28]
b. Trigothysoid L b. 4.0 ± 0.11 nM b. >296.7 nM b. >74.0
c. Trigothysoid N c. 0.001 ± 0.76 × 10–3 nM c. 22.2 ± 0.42 nM c. 17.619
d. Trigothysoid O d. 0.358 ± 0.50 × 10–2 nM d. 28.9 ± 5.91 nM d. 80.8
e. Rediocide A e. 0.004 ± 0.11 × 10–2 nM e. 22.9 ± 0.64 nM e. 6077.3
f. Rediocide C f. 0.008 ± 0.98 × 10–3 nM f. 27.9 ± 0.02 nM f. 3245.9
g. Rediocide F g. 0.001 ± 0.60 × 10–3 nM g. 15.2 ± 13.76 nM g. 15.242
h. Trigonosin F h. 0.015 ± 0.85 × 10–3 nM h. 23.8 ± 1.49 nM b. 1618.8
Syzygium claviflorum/
a. Betulinic acid
Leaves Replication (quantification of p24 antigen) a. 13 μM/1.4 μM ND a. 9.3 [29]
b. Platanic acid b. 90 μM/6.5 μM b. 13
c. Dihydrobetulinic acid c. 13 μM/0.9 μM c. 14
Syzygium claviflorum/
3-O-(3′,3′-dimethylsuccinyl) betulinic acid
Cytopathic effect 0.011 μg/mL 14.03 μg/mL 1.275 [30]
Replication (quantification of p24 antigen) 10.3 nM (VIH WT) and 7.8 nM (drug-resistant HIV-1 isolates) 25 μM >2.500 [31]
Derived from betulinic acid Commercial extract Maturation 0.015 μM >4.5 μM ND [32]
3-O-(3′,3′- dimethylsuccinyl) betulinic acid + piperazine and caffeic acid
Derived from betulinic acid RPR103611 Fusion 40 ± 19 nM ND >100 [33]
Betulin-derived α-keto-GSK8999 Commercial extract Protease 23 nM (HIV WT), 25 nM (HIV Q369H), 8 nM (HIV V370 A), and 17 nM (HIV T371 A) ND ND [34]
Geum japonicum/
Ursolic acid
Whole plant Protease ND ND 85% at 17.9 μg/mL ▪ [35]
P. glandulosa, P. juniperinum, S. claviflorum, H. capitata/
3-0-Diglyoryl-ursolic acid
Leaves Replication (quantification of p24 antigen) 48.2 μM/0.31 μM ND 155.5 [36]
Gardenia carinata/

a. Carinatin A
Leaves and twigs Cytopathic effect a. 27 μM/15.4 μM ND a. 1.8/6% ▪ [37]
b. Carinatin B b. 72.5 μM/62.7 μM b. 1.2/1.9% ▪
c. Carinatin E c. 69.5 μM/43.0 μM c. 1.6/63.7% ▪
d. Carinatin F d. >138.3 μM/41.3 μM d. >3.4/11.6% ▪
e. Carinatin G e. 46 μM/13.4 μM e. 3.4/25.5% ▪
f. Dikamaliartane D f. 57.7 μM/˂8.3 μM f. >7/88.1% ▪
RT f. 68.7 μM
Ganoderma lucidum/
a. Ganoderic acid α
Fruiting body Protease a. 0.19 mM g. 15.6 μg/mL
h. 15.6 μg/mL
i. 15.6 μg/mL
ND [38]
b. Ganoderic acid B b. 0.17 mM
c. Ganoderic acid Cl c. 0.18 mM
d. Ganoderic acid H d. 0.20 mM
e. Ganoderiol A e. 0.23 mM
f. Ganoderiol B f. 0.17 mM
g. Ganoderiol F g. 0.32 mM
h. Ganodermanontriol h. >1 mM
i. 3β-5α-Dihydroxy-6β-methoxy ergosta-7,22-diene. i. 0.18 mM
Ganoderma lucidum/
a. Ganoderic acid ß
a. 20 μM ND ND [39]
b. Lucidumol B b. 50 μM
c. Ganodermanondiol c. 90 μM
d. Ganodermanontriol d. 70 μM
e. Ganolucidic acid A e. 70 μM
Gleditsia japónica/
Gleditsia saponin C
Fruits Replication (quantification of p24 antigen) 9.8 μM/1.1 μM ND 8.9 [40]
Gymnocladus chinensis/
Gymnocladus saponin G
14 μM/2.7 μM ND 5.2
Coumarins Calophyllum lanigerum/
a. Calanolide A
Fruit and twigs RT a. 20 μM/0.1 μM ND a. 200 [41]
b. Calanolide B b. 15 μM/0.4 μM b. 37
Calophyllum brasiliense/
a. (+)-Calanolide A
Leaves Replication (quantification of p24 antigen) a. 0.34 μM/mL ND ND [42]
b. (-)-Calanolide B b. 0.5 μM/mL
RT ND ND a. 81.5% ▪
b. 76.2% ▪
Calophyllum inophyllum Linn./ Leaves and twigs RT In a cell-free assay
a. 38 nM
a. 55 μM a. 39 μM [43]
a. Inophyllum B b. 130 nM b. 25 μM
b. Inophyllum P In Molt-4 cells
a. 1.4 μM
b. 16 μM
b. 1.6 μM
C. cordato-oblongum Thw/
a. Cordatolide A
Leaves Cell-free assay
a. 12.3 μM
ND ND [44]
b. 19 μM
b. Cordatolide B In HOG.R5 cells
a. 19.3 μM
ND a. 92 (200 μg/mL) [45]
b. 11.7 μM b. 88 (200 μg/mL)
Calophyllum brasiliense/
GUT-70
Stem bark Replication (quantification of p24 antigen) 8.44 μM/3.48 μM (U1 cells (PMA)) ND 2.43 (U1 cells (PMA)) [46]
8.44 μM/4.32 μM (U1 cells (TNF-α)) 1.95 (U1 cells (TNF-α))
>10 μM/3.41 μM (Molt-4 cells) >2.93 (Molt-4 cells)
Ferula sumbul/
Imperatorin
Root Replication >100 mg/mL/<0.10 mg/mL ND >1000 [47]
Marila pluricostata/
a. Mesuol
Leaves and stem Replication (luciferase activity) a. 2 at 2.5 μM ND ND [48]
b. Isomesuol b. 2 at 2.5 μM
Simple and related phenolic compounds Humulus lupulus/
Xanthohumol
Hop Cytopathic effect 0.82 μg/mL (2 μM) 8.82 μg/mL (21.51 μM) 10.8 [49]
Replication (quantification of p24 antigen) 1.28 μg/mL (3.21 μM)
RT 0.50 μg/mL (1.22 μM)
Thalassia testudinum/
Thalassiolin A
Whole plant Integrase 2.1 μM ND ND [50]
Strand transfer 0.4 μM
Mg+2-dependent strand transfer 2 μM
Replication (MAGI assay) 30 μM
Detarium microcarpum/
a. (−)-Epicatechin
Leaves gp120 a. 2.0 μg/mL a. >100 μg/mL b. >100 [51]
b. (−)-Epicatechin 3-O-gallate b. 1.0 μg/mL b. >100 μg/mL
Camellia sinensis Commercial extract RT 1.6 μM 150 μM ND [52]
Epigallocatechin (EGCG)
Scutellariae radix/
Baicalin monohydrate
Root Replication (quantification of p24 antigen) 0.5 μg/mL (PBMC infected with HIV-1) ND 72% at 1 μg/mL (PBMC infected with HIV-1) ▪ [53]
0.2 μg/mL (PBMC from HIV-1-infected individuals) 90% at 2 μg/mL (PBMC from HIV-1-infected individuals) ▪
RT 2 μg/mL ND 50% at 2 μg/mL ▪
S. baicalensis Georgi/
Baicalin
Envelope 4 μM ND ND [54]
Myricetin Commercial extract Replication (quantification of p24 antigen) - 20.43 μM (HIV-1 BaL in TZM-bl) - 1214.72 μM (TZM-bl) ND [55]
- 22.91 μM (HIV-1 MN in H9) - 804.94 μM (HeLa)
- 1.76 μM (HIV-1 89.6 in H9) - 1159.26 μM (PBMC)
- 4.49 μM (HIV-1 MN in PBMC) - 1059.09 μM (H9)
- 3.23 μM (HIV-1 89.6 in PBMC)
RT 203.65 μM
Dioscorea bulbifera/
Myricetin
Bulbils Integrase 3.15 μM ND ND [56]
Marcetia taxifolia/
Myricetin
Aerial parts Replication (quantification of p24 antigen) 230 μM ND ND [57]
RT 7.6 μM ND ND
Curcuma longa/
Curcumin
Roots Processing 3′ 95 μM ND ND [58]
Strand transfer 40 μM ND ND
a. L-chicoric acid Synthetic Processing 3′ a. 150 μM ND ND [59]
b. 6 ± 1.5 μM
b. Dicaffeoylmethane c. 9 ± 7 μM
Strand transfer a. 140 μM ND ND
c. Rosmarinic acid b. 3.1 ± 0.1 μM
c. 4 ± 1.5 μM
Curcuma longa/
a. Curcumin
Root Replication (luciferase activity) a. 0.7 μM (CEM-T cells)/12 μM (PBMC) ND ND [60]
b. Curcumin A b. 0.8 μM (CEM-T cells) and 2 μM (PBMC)
Curcuma longa/
L-chicoric acid
Synthetic Integrase 500 nM at 10 μM ND ND [61]
Entry 1 μM
Proteins Hericium coralloides/
H. coralloides laccase
Dried fruiting body RT 0.06 μM ND ND [62]
Hericium erinaceum/
H. erinaceum laccase
Fresh fruiting body 9.5 μM ND ND [63]
Tricholoma mongolicum/
T. mongolicum laccase
Mycelium 0.65 μM ND ND [64]
Ganoderma lucidum/
G. lucidum laccase
Fresh fruiting body 1.2 μM ND ND [65]
Agaricus placomyces/
A. placomyces laccase
Fruiting body 1.25 μM ND ND [66]
Agrocybe cylindracea/
A. cylindracea laccase
Fresh fruiting body 12.7 μM ND ND [67]
Tricholoma giganteum/
T. giganteum laccase
2.2 μM ND ND [68]
Coprinus comatus/
C. comatus laccase
Mycelium 5.85 μM ND ND [69]
Pleurotus cornucopiae/
P. cornucopiae laccase
Fresh fruiting body 3.7 mM ND ND [70]
22 μM ND ND [71]
Clitocybe maxima/
C. maxima laccase
14.4 μM ND ND [72]
Lentinus tigrinus/
L. tigrinus laccase
Mycelium 2.4 μM ND ND [73]
Lentinus edodes/
L. edodes laccase
Fresh fruiting body 7.5 μM ND ND [74]
Agaricus bisporus/
A. bisporus lectin
Commercial lectin 1.9 μM ND ND [75]
Galanthus nivalis/
G. nivalis agglutinin
Bulbs Cytopathic effect 0.4 μg/mL ND ND [76]
Hippeastrum hybrid/
H. hybrid agglutinin
0.4 μg/mL ND ND
Narcissus pseudonarcissus/
N. pseudonarcissus agglutinin
0.6 μg/mL ND ND
Listera ovata/
L. ovata agglutinin
0.3 μg/mL ND ND
Epipactis helleborine/
E. helleborine agglutinin
Leaves 0.04 μg/mL ND ND [77]
Cymbidium hybrid/
C. hybrid agglutinin
0.08 μg/mL ND ND
Myrianthus holstii/
M. holstii lectin
Root Cytopathic effect >50 μg/mL/1.4 μg/mL (150 nM) ND ND [78]
Oscillatoria agardhii/
O. agardhii agglutinin
Synthetic Replication (quantification of p24 antigen) 24 ± 5 nM/0.51 μM >7 μM (CEM-SS cells) and 0.51 μM (MT-4 cells) ND [79]
Cytopathic effect 13 ± 3 nM
Griffithsia/
Griffithsin
Aqueous extract gp120 0.04 nM (HIV-1RF)-0.63 nM (HIV-1 T and M) ND ND [80]
Russula delica/
R. delica lectin
Fresh fruiting body RT 0.26 μM ND - 23.8% at 0.08 μM ▪ [81]
- 60.5% at 0.4 μM ▪
- 94.2% at 2 μM ▪
Pleurotus citrinopileatus/
P. citrinopileatus lectin
0.93 μM ND - 10% at 0.12 μM ▪ [82]
- 43.7% at 0.6 μM ▪
- 90.3% at 3 μM ▪
Schizophyllum commune/
S. commune lectin
1.2 μM ND ND [83]
Pholiota adiposa/
P. adiposa lectin
Dried fruiting body 1.9 μM ND ND [84]
Inocybe umbrinella/
I. umbrinella lectin
4.7 ± 0.2 μM ND ND [85]
Boletus edulis/
B. edulis lectin
Fresh fruiting body 14.3 μM ND ND [86]
Hericium erinaceum/
H. erinaceum lectin
Dried fruiting body 31.7 μM ND ND [87]
Urtica dioica/
U. dioica agglutinin
Fruiting body Cytopathic effect 0.9 μg/mL ND ND [77]
Flammulina velutipes/
a. Velutin
Fresh fruiting body RT a. ND ND ND [88]
b. Succinylated velutin b. 5 μg/mL
Lyophyllum shimeji/
a. Lyophyllin
Fruiting body 7.9 nM ND ND [89]
Hypsizygus marmoreus/
Hypsin
8 μM ND ND [90]
Hypsizygus marmoreus/
Marmorine
30 μM ND ND [91]
Luffa cylindrica/
Luffin P1
Seeds Cytopathic effect 50 μM 235 μM ND [92]
Replication (quantification of p24 antigen) 58 μM
Momordica balsamina/
Balsamin
10.2 nM ∼8.75 μM ND [93]
Phytolacca americana/
a. PAP-I
Leaves a. 14 nM ND ND [94]
b. PAP-II b. 26 nM
c. PAP-III c. 17 nM
Bromotyrosines Psammaplysine D Marine sponge Replication ND ND 51% at 0.1 μg/mL ▪ [95]
Aeroplysinin-1 Replication (reverse transcription assay) 3.76 μM/2.5 μM ND ND [96]
Replication (MAGI assay) ND ND 74% at 20 μM ▪ [97]
Late transcripts ND ND 48% at 10 μM ▪
Nuclear import ND ND 67% at 10 μM ▪
Aiolochroia crassa/
Fistularine 3
Replication (reverse transcription assay) 10.3 μM/6.9 μM ND ND [96]
Verongula rigida/
Purealidin B
Replication (MAGI assay) ND ND 57% at 80 μM ▪ [97]
Early transcripts ND ND 58% at 20 μM ▪
Psammaplysilla purpurea/
Mololipids mixture
Replication (SAR study) >100 μM/52.2 mM ND ND [98]

NC: natural compound; EC50: effective concentration 50%; IC50: inhibitory concentration 50%; CC50: cytotoxic concentration 50%; SI: selectivity index; RT: reverse transcriptase; ND: nondetermined; ▪: percentage inhibition.