First discovery of acetone extract from cottonseed oil sludge as a novel antiviral agent against plant viruses.

A novel acetone extract from cottonseed oil sludge was firstly discovered against plant viruses including Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV), Rice stripe virus (RSV) and Southern rice black streaked dwarf virus (SRBSDV). Gossypol and β-sitosterol separated from the acetone extract were tested for their effe...

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Main Authors: Lei Zhao, Chaohong Feng, Caiting Hou, Lingyun Hu, Qiaochun Wang, Yunfeng Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4337905?pdf=render