Xanthan gum

Biological properties


Antiviral activity



Inhibitor/Concentration (μg/mL) 0.1 1 10 100 200 800
Rabies virus in CER cells [6] 0 0 20 60 85
Adsorption HSV-1 in Vero cells [7] 65
Adsorption HSV-2 in Vero cells [7] 100
Adsorption and replication HSV-1 in Vero cells [7] 70
Adsorption and replication HSV-2 in Vero cells [7] 70
Inhibition of virus multiplication in cells.


Cell line Concentration
CER cells [6] >800
Vero cells [7] 200
Maximal non-cytotoxic concentration (μg/ml).


Misc.


Non-toxic at levels below 1% [1].