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- Title
Antiviral Activities of Oleanolic Acid and Its Analogues.
- Authors
Khwaza, Vuyolwethu; Oyedeji, Opeoluwa O.; Aderibigbe, Blessing A.
- Abstract
Viral diseases, such as human immune deficiency virus (HIV), influenza, hepatitis, and herpes, are the leading causes of human death in the world. The shortage of effective vaccines or therapeutics for the prevention and treatment of the numerous viral infections, and the great increase in the number of new drug-resistant viruses, indicate that there is a great need for the development of novel and potent antiviral drugs. Natural products are one of the most valuable sources for drug discovery. Most natural triterpenoids, such as oleanolic acid (OA), possess notable antiviral activity. Therefore, it is important to validate how plant isolates, such as OA and its analogues, can improve and produce potent drugs for the treatment of viral disease. This article reports a review of the analogues of oleanolic acid and their selected pathogenic antiviral activities, which include HIV, the influenza virus, hepatitis B and C viruses, and herpes viruses.
- Subjects
IMMUNODEFICIENCY; ANTIVIRAL agents; VIRUS diseases; THERAPEUTICS; TRITERPENOIDS
- Publication
Molecules, 2018, Vol 23, Issue 9, p2300
- ISSN
1420-3049
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/molecules23092300