1st Edition

Antiviral Compounds From Plants

By James B. Hudson Copyright 1990

    This timely publication describes the botanical sources and chemical features of antiviral compounds. It covers their mechanisms of action and evaluates their therapeutic potential. Included is a discussion of synthetic analogues where appropriate. The book states that antiviral compounds in so-called medicinal plants may constitute some of their "active ingredients." It explains that many are photosensitizers, their antiviral activity dependent upon or augmented by light of specific wavelengths. This book is of value to microbiologists, phytochemists, virologists, natural-product chemists, ethnobotanists, pharmacologists, medical and veterinary researchers, and others interested in the application of plant compounds to therapy of infectious diseases.

    1. Viral Infections 2. Viral Strategies in Replication, Persistence, and Transmission- Targets for Control 3. Control of Virus Infections 4. Methodology � A Critique 5. The Choice and Use of Plant Materials 6. Photochemistry and Photosensitisers 7. Furocoumarins and Related Compounds 8. Alkaloids 9. Polyacetylenes and Thiophenes 10. Flavonoids 11. Terpenoids 12. Lignans 13. Miscellaneous Phenolic Compounds 14. Proteins and Peptides 15. Plant Extracts

    Biography

    James B. Hudson