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Antiviral Activity of a Marine Seaweed Tubinaria ornata (turner) J. Agardh (phaeophyceae) Against Herpes Simplex Virus ii (HSV-II)

Poonam Sethi*

Turbinaria ornata marine brown seaweed found along the coastal areas of Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, India was screened in vitro for antiviral activity against Herpes Simplex Virus-2.Two extracts one aqueous and the other ethanolic (95%) were screened for activity. The extracts were subjected to Pretreatment assay and post treatment assay. On the other hand dextran sulphate was used a positive control and the bioactive compounds efficacy was compared with it.