Anti-HBV active constituents from Piper longum

Zhi-Yong Jiang1, Wen-Feng Liu, Xue-Mei Zhang

  • 1State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resource in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650204, Yunnan, China. jiangzy2010@163.com

Summary

Ethanol extract of Piper longum Linn. showed potent anti-Hepatitis B virus (HBV) activity. Piperine demonstrated significant inhibition of HBsAg and HBeAg secretion, indicating its potential as an antiviral agent.