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Pharmacokinetic Study of 14C-Radiolabeled p-Boronophenylalanine (BPA) in Sorbitol Solution and the Treatment Outcome of BPA-Based Boron Neutron Capture Therapy on a Tumor-Bearing Mouse Model
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In vitro and in vivo antiherpetic effects of (1R,2R)-1-(5′-methylful-3′-yl)propane-1,2,3-triol
In this study, we demonstrated the in vitro and in vivo antiherpetic activities of a stable furan derivative, (1R,2R)-1-(5′-methylful-3′-yl)propane-1,2,3-triol (MFPT), which had originally been isolated from Stre...
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Potent virucidal effect of pheophorbide a and pyropheophorbide a on enveloped viruses
In this study, we evaluated the inhibitory effect of ethanol and aqueous extracts from a stem of Opuntia ficus indica on replication of three kinds of viruses: two enveloped viruses [herpes simplex virus type 2 (...
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Two new monoterpenes from Sibiraea angustata
Two novel monoterpenes, sibiscolacton (1) and sibiraic acid (2), were isolated from the aerial part of Sibiraea angustata Rchd. along with seven known compounds, namely three phenylpropanoids (3–5), two flavonoid...