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SUBMITTER: Dang Z
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4137370 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Dang Zhao Z Jung Katherine K Zhu Lei L Lai Weihong W Xie Hua H Lee Kuo-Hsiung KH Huang Li L Chen Chin-Ho CH
ACS medicinal chemistry letters 20140630 8
Influenza A virus infection causes a contagious respiratory illness that poses a threat to human health. However, there are limited anti-influenza A therapeutics available, which is further compounded by the emergence of drug resistant viruses. In this study, Sophora quinolizidine alkaloids were identified as a new class of anti-influenza A virus agents. Among the tested Sophora alkaloids, dihydroaloperine exhibited the most potent activity with an EC50 of 11.2 μM. The potency of the quinolizidi ...[more]