Sentences with phrase «antiviral compounds»
"Antiviral compounds" refer to substances or chemicals that are capable of inhibiting or preventing the growth and replication of viruses, thereby helping to treat or protect against viral infections. Full definition
On top of that, they seem to have lower levels of antiviral compounds known as interferons.
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Next, the researchers tested three dengue virus mutants that had proven resistant to other antiviral compounds for cross-resistance to AM404.
«We saw clearance of the virus at concentrations of BX795 that were five times lower than concentrations of antiviral compounds in available nucleoside analogs,» Shukla said.
Application of real - time PCR for testing antiviral compounds against Lassa virus, SARS coronavirus and Ebola virus in vitro
«Antiviral compound protects nonhuman primates against Marburg virus: Safety profile also evaluated in phase I clinical trial.»
«Antiviral compound provides full protection from Ebola virus in nonhuman primates.»
The Delta VP30 technology has been approved by the National Institutes of Health for use under Biosafety Level 2 conditions and has been utilized safely for a decade to study the basic biology of the virus, identify potential antiviral compound candidates, and make the whole - virus vaccine.
Containing nearly a dozen antiviral compounds, it is also pain - relieving, antiseptic, and antioxidant.
Turmeric, for example, contains the antioxidant and antiviral compound curcumin.
In 2016, cryo - EM was used to map the structure of the Zika virus (SN: 4/30/16, p. 10), helping to identify possible regions to target with a vaccine or antiviral compounds.
But mushrooms are known to contain a host of proven disease - fighting chemicals, including polysaccharides, glycoproteins, ergosterols and triterpenoids, as well as antimicrobial and antiviral compounds, all varying according to species and strain.
To ward off pathogens, fungi have developed an arsenal of antibacterial and antiviral compounds — a resource that traditional peoples harnessed in the form of mushroom teas and foodstuffs.
A lot of these are antibacterial or antiviral compounds, because that's how bacteria protect themselves in the environment.
«And, importantly, current vaccines and antiviral compounds are effective against it,» writes Kawaoka in his commentary.
«Surprisingly, all three amino acid substitutions rendered [dengue virus] insensitive to AM404, whereas the mutants remained sensitive to ribavirin [another antiviral compound],» the researchers wrote.
The technology devised in 2008 by Halfmann in Kawaoka's lab provides a safe way to explore countermeasures for Ebola, a disease whose high mortality rate is amplified by a lack of clinically - tested vaccines and antiviral compounds.
A new study finds a possible explanation for why lonely people often have poorer health outcomes: Loneliness triggers the «fight or flight» response, leading to higher levels of inflammation and lower levels of antiviral compounds.
Cucumber increases the blood levels of interferon which is the body's natural anticancer and antiviral compound.
Interferon is a known anticancer and antiviral compound that occurs naturally in the bloodstream, thereby increasing an animal's ability to fight off disease.