anti-HIV activity;
polysaccharides;
in vitro;
alkaline extract;
Aspalathus linearis;
D O I:
10.1271/bbb.61.267
中图分类号:
Q5 [生物化学];
Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号:
071010 [生物化学与分子生物学];
081704 [应用化学];
摘要:
Polysaccharide that had been extracted with 1% sodium carbonate from Rooibos leaves (Aspalathus linearis) showed strong anti-HIV activity. Du-Zhong leaves also showed anti-HIV activity, although lower than the extract of Aspalathus linear is, but Japanese tea leaves and a hot water extract of Aspalathus linearis did not, The anti-HIV activity of the alkaline extract from Aspalathus linearis was recovered mainly in the 25-75% ethanol-precipitated fraction. The polysaccharide almost,completely inhibited the binding of HIV-1 to MT-4 cells, It is inferred from these results that the polysaccharide from Aspalathus linearis is involved in the mechanism for virus binding to T cells.