Antiviral activity of Lavandula angustifolia L. and Salvia officinalis L. essential oils against avian influenza H5N1 virus

• Published in: Journal of agriculture and food research Vol. 4; p. 100135
• Main Authors: Abou Baker, Doha H., Amarowicz, Ryszard, Kandeil, Ahmed, Ali, Mohamed A., Ibrahim, Eman A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.06.2021; The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V; Elsevier
• Subjects: acetates; agriculture; air drying; Anti-inflammatory; Antioxidant; antioxidant activity; antioxidants; Antiviral; antiviral properties; Avian influenza; camphor; COVID-19 infection; Essential oils; food research; hydrodistillation; Influenza A virus; Lavandula angustifolia; linalool; mortality; Salvia officinalis; FID; DPPH; Lavandula angustifolia; Essential oils; Antioxidant; MTT; Avian influenza; GC-MS; BSA; Salvia officinalis; Antiviral; GC; Anti-inflammatory; ABTS; BSA, bovine serum albumin; DPPH•, 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radical; GC-MS, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry; FID, flame ionization detector; ABTS•+, 2,2-azino-bis (3-ethylbenzothiazloine-6-sulphonic acid) radical cation; GC, gas chromatography; MTT, 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide

Nowadays, viral infection is considered a major cause of mortality all over the world such as covid-19 pandemic. In this context, searching for antiviral agents are major researchers interests. In this study, essential oils (EO) of Lavandula angustifolia (lavender) and Salvia officinalis (salvia) we...