Polysaccharides as antiviral agents: antiviral activity of carrageenan.

Polysaccharides as antiviral agents: antiviral activity of carrageenan.: A number of polysaccharides showed good antiviral activity against several animal viruses. At 5 micrograms/ml, carrageenan prevented the cell monolayer from destruction by herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) growth. At 10 micrograms/ml, carrageenan reduced ...