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Title:
Water soluble extracts of certain marine red algae and processes for use thereof
Abstract:
A water soluble extract from marine red alga selected from the group consisting of Turnerella mertensiana, Schizymenia epiphytica, Turnerella pennyi and mixtures thereof has been found effective to inhibit the growth of herpes simplex virus, type 1 and type 2, and herpes zoster, and to relieve the pain caused by infection attributable to such virus.
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Inventors:
Calvin, Natasha I. (Auke Bay, AK, US) Ellis, Robert J. (Auke Bay, AK, US)
Application Number:
894831
Filing Date: 1978-04-10 Publication_date: 1979-07-24 Assignee:
Primary Class(es):
424/195.17
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US Patent Ref:
Other Refs:
7020953| Jul, 1970 | JP | | 7318446Jun, 1973 | JP | | 331833Sep, 1958 | CH | | | | | | | |
Other References:
Frank et al., Antimicrobial Agents & Chemotherapy, Oct. 1974, pp. 524-525, vol. 6, No. 1 pub. by Amer. Soc. for Microbiology. Ehresmann et al., J. Phycol. 13, pp. 37-40 (1977) accepted Aug. 30, 1976. Takemoto et al., Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol. and Med., vol. 116 (1964) pp. 140-144, "Herpes Virus and Acid Polysaccharides". The Dispensatory of the U.S.A., 24th ed. (1947) pp. 28-30, published by J. B. Lippincott Co., Phila. Pa. |