Antiviral activity of phenanthrenes from the medicinal plant Bletilla striata against influenza A virus

• Main Authors: Ya Shi (Author), Bing Zhang (Author), Yiyu Lu (Author), Chaodong Qian (Author), Yan Feng (Author), Liwei Fang (Author), Zhishan Ding (Author), Dongqing Cheng (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Influenza represents a serious public health concern. The emergence of resistance to anti-influenza drugs underlines the need to develop new drugs. This study aimed to evaluate the anti-influenza viral activity and possible mechanisms of 12 phenanthrenes from the medicinal plant...