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. 2022 Feb 24;27(5):1542. doi: 10.3390/molecules27051542

Table 2.

Chemical components are probably involved in antiviral activities for main medicinal plants from Marajó Island.

Medicinal Plant Classes Chemical Assignment Viral Antiviral Agents Methods Action Mechanism IC50 (µg/mL) References
Alpinia zerumbet L. Aromatic heterocycles HIV-1 5,6-Dehidrokavaina (DK) Multiple integration assay Inhibition HIV-1 integrase and Neuraminidase Activity 4.4 μg/mL [11]
Dihydro-5,6-dehydrokawain (DDK) 3.6 μg/mL
Bixa orellana L. Polyphenols Influenza virus and
hepatitis B virus
procyanidin B2 CPE inhibition assay Blockage of viral binding to the cell receptors 50.85–56.02 μg/mL [14,15,16]
lutein ELISA assay Inhibition of HBV transcription 40 μg/mL
Citrus limon Terpenes Hepatitis A virus (HAV) Limonene, β-pinene, andγ-terpinene
Limonexic acid
Reed and Muench method Reducing HAV infectivity 2.84 log TCID50/mL [17,18]
Citrus limonum Risso Flavonoids Hepatitis A Virus (HAV) procyanidin B2 Reed and Muench method The slight reduction in virus infectivity 2.84 log TCID50/mL [17]
Dysphania ambrosioides( L.) Flavonoids SARS-CoV-2 rutin and nicotiflorin 3CLpro and RdRp Molecular docking with 3CLpro (main protease (Mpro)) in silico [19,20,21,22]
Libidibia ferrea (Mart. ex Tul.) L.P.Queiroz Polysaccharide HSV-1 Sulfated polysaccharide Plaque reduction assay Antiviral activity by its ability to prevent viral replication 405 μg/mL [23]
Poliovirus (PV) 1.25-10 μg/mL
Ocimum gratissimum L. Terpenes and Alkaloid HSV-1,2 Eugenol Plaque-based assays (PFU) method Inhibition of virus replication 16.2, and 250 µg/mL [24,25]
HIV-1,2 Thymol, and ursolic acidPheophytin-a Direct destruction of the virion 7 µM
Plectranthus amboinicus (Lour.) Spreng Flavonoids HSV-1 Flavonoids cleavage of peptide substrate HIV-1 protease inhibitor 100 µg/mL [26]
Spondias mombin L. Flavonoids and
phenolic acids
HSV-1 tannin-rich
fraction
Vero E6 cells Glycoproteins gB and gD of HSV-1 surface 17.35 µg/mL [27]
geraniin 20.40 µg/mL