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Antiviral compositions comprising ethanol extract of tetracera scandens and use thereof

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Assignee: CATHOLIC UNIV KOREA INDUSTRY ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATIONPriority: Jul 24, 2012Filed: Mar 28, 2013Published: Jan 30, 2014
Est. expiryJul 24, 2032(~6 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Ji Chang You
A61K 36/00A61P 31/12A61K 2236/00A61P 31/16A61K 36/185A61K 2236/33A61P 31/14
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Abstract

A composition for preventing or treating a viral infection, which includes an ethanol extract of Tetracera scandens as an effective component, is provided. The composition exhibits low toxicity and few side effects and effectively inhibits reverse transcriptase activities to suppress synthesis of DNA, and thus can be useful in preventing or treating infections caused by various kinds of RNA viruses.

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What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A composition for preventing or treating a viral infection, comprising an ethanol extract of  Tetracera scandens  as an effective component. 
     
     
         2 . The composition according to  claim 1 , wherein the ethanol is 10% to 100% ethanol. 
     
     
         3 . The composition according to  claim 1 , wherein the composition inhibits reverse transcriptase activities of an RNA virus. 
     
     
         4 . The composition according to  claim 1 , wherein the virus is an RNA virus. 
     
     
         5 . The composition according to  claim 4 , wherein the RNA virus is selected from the group consisting of an influenza virus, a human immunodeficiency virus, a coronavirus, and tobacco mosaic virus.

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