Sulfated seaweed polysaccharides as antiviral agents

EB Damonte, MC Matulewicz… - Current medicinal …, 2004 - ingentaconnect.com
Several sulfated seaweed polysaccharides show high antiviral activity against enveloped
viruses, including important human patogens such as human immunodeficiency virus …

[HTML][HTML] Surface active agents and their health-promoting properties: Molecules of multifunctional significance

I Anestopoulos, DE Kiousi, A Klavaris, A Galanis… - Pharmaceutics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Surface active agents (SAAs) are molecules with the capacity to adsorb to solid surfaces
and/or fluid interfaces, a property that allows them to act as multifunctional ingredients (eg …

Carrageenan is a potent inhibitor of papillomavirus infection

CB Buck, CD Thompson, JN Roberts, M Müller… - PLoS …, 2006 - journals.plos.org
Certain sexually transmitted human papillomavirus (HPV) types are causally associated with
the development of cervical cancer. Our recent development of high-titer HPV …

Human α-defensins block papillomavirus infection

CB Buck, PM Day, CD Thompson… - Proceedings of the …, 2006 - National Acad Sciences
Sexually transmitted human papillomaviruses (HPVs) are the primary cause of cervical
cancer. Recent advances in techniques for production of papillomaviral vectors [known as …

Influence of environmental factors on phage–bacteria interaction and on the efficacy and infectivity of phage P100

S Fister, C Robben, AK Witte, D Schoder… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
When using bacteriophages to control food-borne bacteria in food production plants and
processed food, it is crucial to consider that environmental conditions influence their stability …

Microbicide drug candidates to prevent HIV infection

J Balzarini, L Van Damme - The Lancet, 2007 - thelancet.com
Summary 25 years after the first HIV/AIDS cases emerged in 1981, the disease continues to
spread worldwide, with about 15 000 new infections every day. Although highly active …

Spectrum of membrane morphological responses to antibacterial fatty acids and related surfactants

BK Yoon, JA Jackman, MC Kim, NJ Cho - Langmuir, 2015 - ACS Publications
Medium-chain saturated fatty acids and related compounds (eg, monoglycerides) represent
one class of membrane-active surfactants with antimicrobial properties. Most related studies …

Sodium lauryl sulfate, a microbicide effective against enveloped and nonenveloped viruses

J Piret, A Désormeaux, MG Bergeron - Current drug targets, 2002 - ingentaconnect.com
The number of individuals infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and other
pathogens causing sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) is growing dramatically worldwide …

In vitro and in vivo evaluations of sodium lauryl sulfate and dextran sulfate as microbicides against herpes simplex and human immunodeficiency viruses

J Piret, J Lamontagne, J Bestman-Smith… - Journal of clinical …, 2000 - Am Soc Microbiol
The efficacy of sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS), a sulfated anionic chaotropic surfactant, and
dextran sulfate (DS), a polysulfated carbohydrate, against herpes simplex virus (HSV) and …

Enhanced removal of a human norovirus surrogate from fresh vegetables and fruits by a combination of surfactants and sanitizers

A Predmore, J Li - Applied and environmental microbiology, 2011 - Am Soc Microbiol
Fruits and vegetables are major vehicles for transmission of food-borne enteric viruses since
they are easily contaminated at pre-and postharvest stages and they undergo little or no …