Communications Biology (Jan 2022)

Ephedrae Herba and Cinnamomi Cortex interactions with G glycoprotein inhibit respiratory syncytial virus infectivity

  • Aya Fujikane,
  • Atsuhiko Sakamoto,
  • Ryosuke Fujikane,
  • Akinori Nishi,
  • Yoshizumi Ishino,
  • Kenji Hiromatsu,
  • Shigeki Nabeshima

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03046-z
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Two components within the traditional herbal medicine maoto can bind to the G protein of the respiratory syncytial virus, blocking the virus from entering mammalian cells.