Lignosulfonic acid exhibits broadly anti-HIV-1 activity--potential as a microbicide candidate for the prevention of HIV-1 sexual transmission.

Some secondary metabolites from plants show to have potent inhibitory activities against microbial pathogens, such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), herpes simplex virus (HSV), Treponema pallidum, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, etc. Here we report that lignosulfonic acid (LSA), a polymeric lignin deriv...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Min Qiu, Qin Wang, Ying Chu, Zhongping Yuan, Hongyong Song, Zhiwei Chen, Zhiwei Wu
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012
Subjects:
R
Q
Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/26a1c1fbe344443484c5c7cb05e5fc38
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!