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ArticleChinese medicine2020

Anti-dengue virus serotype 2 activity of tannins from porcupine dates.

Lian Yih Pong, Peng Nian Yew, Wai Leng Lee, Yau Yan Lim, Syed Hassan Sharifah

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Article in Chinese medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Lian Yih Pong *1Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, 47500 Bandar Sunway, Selangor Darul Ehsan Malaysia.
Peng Nian Yew *3School of Science, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, 47500 Bandar Sunway, Selangor Darul Ehsan Malaysia.
Wai Leng Lee3School of Science, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, 47500 Bandar Sunway, Selangor Darul Ehsan Malaysia.
Yau Yan Lim3School of Science, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, 47500 Bandar Sunway, Selangor Darul Ehsan Malaysia.
Syed Hassan Sharifah1Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, 47500 Bandar Sunway, Selangor Darul Ehsan Malaysia.
Monash University Malaysia · MY

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDengue fever is currently endemic in tropical and subtropical countries worldwide and effective drug against DENV infection is still unavailable. Porcupine dates, which are traditionally used to treat dengue fever, might contain potential anti-dengue compounds. Two porcupine dates, black date (BD) and powdery date (PD) from Himalayan porcupine (

methodsThe methanol crude extracts (MBD and MPD) were prepared from the raw material of porcupine dates. The tannin-rich fractions (BDTF and PDTF) were isolated from their methanol crude extracts using column chromatography. The presence of tannins in BDTF and PDTF extracts was determined by fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) analyses. The cytotoxicity and anti-DENV-2 activities including virus yield inhibition, virucidal, virus attachment and pre-treatment assays of the extracts were examined in Vero cells.

resultsOur findings revealed that all the extracts of porcupine dates exhibited antiviral activity against DENV-2 in Vero cells. The IC

conclusionThis study suggests that porcupine dates possess antiviral properties against DENV-2, which is attributed to its tannin compounds.

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Antiviral agentDengue infectionNatural productPhytocompoundPorcupine datesTraditional Chinese medicine

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PMID32467721
PMCPMC7238553
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