Abstract Title:

Potent virucidal effect of pheophorbide a and pyropheophorbide a on enveloped viruses.

Abstract Source:

J Nat Med. 2010 Sep 11. Epub 2010 Sep 11. PMID: 20835849

Abstract Author(s):

Lamjed Bouslama, Kyoko Hayashi, Jung-Bum Lee, Abdelwahed Ghorbel, Toshimitsu Hayashi

Article Affiliation:

Center of Biotechnology of Borj Cedria, BP 901, 2050, Hammam Lif, Tunisia.

Abstract:

In this study, we evaluated the inhibitory effect of ethanol and aqueous extracts from a stem of Opuntia ficus indica on replication of three kinds of viruses: two enveloped viruses [herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2), influenza A virus (IFV-A)], and one non-enveloped virus [poliovirus type 1 (PV-1)]. Only ethanol extract from the cactus stem showed significant antiviral activity in vitro. Two chlorophyll derivatives, pheophorbide a and pyropheophorbide a, were isolated as active substances exhibiting potent virucidal effects on HSV-2 and IFV-A, but no activity against PV-1 was observed. These findings suggest that these active compounds might recognize specific glycoproteins of enveloped viruses, precluding their binding to host cell receptors and inhibiting viral infections.

Study Type : In Vitro Study

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