Antiviral Activities of Capsicum annuum Methanolic Extract against Herpes Simplex Virus 1 and 2
Taghreed A. Hafiz1, Murad A. Mubaraki1*, Mohamed A. Dkhil2,3 and Saleh Al-Quraishy2
1Clinical Laboratory Sciences Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
2Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
3Department of Zoology and Entomology, Faculty of Science, Helwan University, Egypt
* Corresponding author: [email protected]
Figure 1
The cytotoxic effect of Capsicum annuum methanolic extract. CC50 is the concentration of the 50% cytotoxic effect. Data are showed as Mean of three independent experiments each performed in duplicate. Means indicated with different letters differ significantly.
Figure 2
Inhibition activity of Capsicum annuum methanolic extract against HSV-1. IC50 is the concentration of the extract required to inhibit 50% virus-induced cytopathic effect. Results are represented as Mean of two independent experiments each performed in triplicate. Means indicated with (*) differ significantly.
Figure 3
Inhibition activity of Capsicum annuum methanolic extract against HSV-2. IC50 is the concentration of the extract required to inhibit 50% virus-induced cytopathic effect. Results are represented as Mean of two independent experiments each performed in triplicate. Means indicated with (*) differ significantly.