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Evaluation of in Vitro Antiviral Activity of Centaurea Kotschyi var. Decumbens Extracts Against Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 (HSV-1)

@article{Uzuncar2016EvaluationOI,
  title={Evaluation of in Vitro Antiviral Activity of Centaurea Kotschyi var. Decumbens Extracts Against Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 (HSV-1)},
  author={Seyda Uzuncar and R. Duman},
  journal={International Journal of Scientific and Technological Research},
  year={2016},
  volume={2},
  pages={20-28}
}

• Seyda Uzuncar, R. Duman
• Published 2016
• Biology
• International Journal of Scientific and Technological Research

Centaurea kotschyi var. decumbens , some kind of the species in Centaurea L. (Asteraceae) genus have been used for the treatment to the herpes infection around children’s lips in Turkish folk medicine, is an endemic species in Turkey. The methanol and aqueous extracts of this plant were tested as in vitro anti-HSV-1 activity to obtain new antiviral agents using natural sources. The colorimetric XTT test was used to assess the maximum non-toxic concentration of the extracts and evaluation of… Expand

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