Table 1 |
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Inhibiting effect of red microalgal polysaccharides on formation of foci by MuSV-124 and on virus production, as measured by reverse transcriptase (RT) activity |
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Algal polysaccharide |
Virus |
ffu50 protection (μg/ml) |
RT50 reduction (μg/ml) |
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Porphyridium sp. |
MuSV-124 |
10 |
- |
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MuSV/MuLV |
- |
5 |
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P. aerugineum |
MuSV-124 |
500 |
- |
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MuSV/MuLV |
- |
200 |
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Rhodella reticulata |
MuSV-124 |
150 |
- |
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MuSV/MuLV |
- |
50 |
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NIH/3T3 cells were infected with MuSV-124 or MuSV/MuLV in the presence of various concentrations of algal polysaccharides. ffu50 protection and RT50 reduction represent the concentration of polysaccharide that offers 50% protection against the formation of foci of malignant cells and 50% reduction of RT activity, respectively. Data represent mean values of five separate experiments. |
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Talyshinsky et al. Cancer Cell International 2002 2:8 doi:10.1186/1475-2867-2-8 |
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