Locust bean gum

Biological properties


Antiviral activity


Inhibitor/Concentration (μg/mL) 0.1 1 10 100 800
Rabies virus in CER cells [3] 0 0 10 40 30
Adsorption HSV-1 in Vero cells [4] 50
Adsorption HSV-2 in Vero cells [4] 100
Adsorption and replication HSV-1 in Vero cells [4] 45
Adsorption and replication HSV-2 in Vero cells [4] 95
Inhibition of virus multiplication in cells.


Cell line Concentration
CER cells [3] >800
Vero cells [4] 100
Maximal non-cytotoxic concentration (μg/ml).

No inhibitory effect on rubella virus infection [2].


Molecular biology


10-35% inhibition on the restriction enzyme HindIII at 100-500 μg polysaccharide / μg λ DNA [5].