Antiviral Activities of Oleanolic Acid and Its Analogues

Overview

Journal Molecules

Publisher MDPI

Specialty Biology

Date 2018 Sep 13

PMID 30205592

Citations 35

Authors

Vuyolwethu Khwaza

Opeoluwa O Oyedeji

Blessing A Aderibigbe

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Abstract

Viral diseases, such as human immune deficiency virus (HIV), influenza, hepatitis, and herpes, are the leading causes of human death in the world. The shortage of effective vaccines or therapeutics for the prevention and treatment of the numerous viral infections, and the great increase in the number of new drug-resistant viruses, indicate that there is a great need for the development of novel and potent antiviral drugs. Natural products are one of the most valuable sources for drug discovery. Most natural triterpenoids, such as oleanolic acid (OA), possess notable antiviral activity. Therefore, it is important to validate how plant isolates, such as OA and its analogues, can improve and produce potent drugs for the treatment of viral disease. This article reports a review of the analogues of oleanolic acid and their selected pathogenic antiviral activities, which include HIV, the influenza virus, hepatitis B and C viruses, and herpes viruses.

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