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Table 1 Compounds that reduce rotavirus infectivity without cytotoxicity

From: Natural products that reduce rotavirus infectivity identified by a cell-based moderate-throughput screening assay

Manufacturer's ID Number

Chemical Name

FW

Chemical Family

Known Functions (Select references)

Group A

    

TNP00130

18-β-Glycyrrhetinic Acid

470.68

Triterpene

-Antiviral activity against a number of DNA and RNA viruses [25]

-Inhibits gap junction communication

TNP00088

Abietic Acid

302.45

Diterpene

-Inhibits acute inflammation after topical or oral administration [26]

-Reduces neutrophil infiltration [26]

-Reduces COX-2 and TNF-α expression [16]

-Activates PPAR-γ in macrophages [16]

TNP00194

All-trans-Retinoic Acid

300.44

Retinoid

-Increases expression of type I interferon receptors [27]

TNP00140

α-Mangostin

410.46

Xanthone

-Used in treatment of skin infections, wounds and diarrhea in Southeast Asia [15]

-γ-Mangostin inhibits NF-κB activation and COX-2 expression [15]

-α-Mangostin preferentially inhibits growth of HL60 cells [28]

-Induces caspase-9 and -3 activation in HL60 cells [28]

Group B

    

TNP00307

Kinetin-9-Riboside

347.33

Phytohormone

-Cytokinin

-Antiviral activity against Tobacco Mosaic Virus [29]

-Causes a decrease in (poly rI) (poly rC) stimulated interferon response in VSV challenged mice [30]

-Reverses the effect of endotoxin-enhanced host resistance [31]

TNP00064

7,3'-Dihydroxyflavone

254.24

Flavone

 

TNP00050

6,7-Dimethoxyflavone

282.29

Flavone

 

TNP00044

8-Hydroxy-7-Methoxyflavone

268.27

Flavone

 

TNP00151

Genistein

270.24

Isoflavone

-Tyrosine kinase inhibitor [32]

-Down-regulates iNOS [33]

-Inhibits NF-κB activation [33]

-Inhibits COX-2 induction [33]

-Inhibits LPS induced IL-1β, IL-6, and TNF-α production in monocytes

TNP00227

Capsaicin

305.42

Phenylalkyl-Amine Alkaloid

-Inhibits NF-κB activation [34]

-Activates transient receptor potential vanilloid-1 (TRPV-1) [35]

TNP00256

Securinine

217.26

Pseudoalkaloid

-GABA receptor antagonist

-Antibacterial activity against E. coli, Staph. aureus and Myc. smegmatis [36]

-Antimalarial activity [37]

TNP00231

Isopimaric Acid

302.46

Diterpene

-Inhibitory activity against multidrug-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus [38]

-activates large-conductance Ca2+-activated K+ channel α-subunit [39]

TNP00292

Parthenolide

248.32

Sesquiterpene Lactone

-inhibits NFκB activation by preventing induction of IκB kinase [40]

TNP00006

Unknown

358.48

  

TNP00014

Unknown

388.50