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Table 3 Antiviral activities of compounds against DENV-2 and ZIKV

From: Searching for plant-derived antivirals against dengue virus and Zika virus

Compounds

DENV-2

ZIKV

CC50 (µM)

EC50 (µM)

Virucidal activity

SI

EC50 (µM)

Virucidal activity

SI

BHK-21

Vero

Lycorine

0.5

No

8.6

0.9

No

3.8

4.3

3.4

Rutine

Inactive

No

–

Inactive

NT

–

> 300

> 300

Pretazettine

0.8

No

6.8

1.9

No

3.8

5.4

7.2

Narciclasine

0.02

No

4.5

0.02

No

6.0

0.09

0.12

Narciclasine-4-O-β-D-xylopyranoside

7.9

No

4.9

7.9

No

6.5

39.3

51.8

1-acetyl-lycorine*

Inactive

No

–

19.3

No

1.0

7.8

19.8

1,2-diacetyl-lycorine*

Inactive

No

–

Inactive

No

–

> 100

> 100

  1. EC50: half maximum effective concentration; CC50: half maximum cytotoxic concentration; SI: Selectivity Index = ratio CC50/EC50; *Synthetic derivatives from lycorine