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Biological activity of 2-phenylethanol and its derivatives

B. HeickeDietrich FalkeRudolf K. ZahnW. E. G. Müller

subject

medicine.medical_specialtyDNA synthesisfood and beveragesBiological activityGeneral MedicineBiologyVirologyMolecular biologychemistry.chemical_compoundMedical microbiologyBiochemistryBiosynthesischemistryCellular dnaVirologymedicineRabbit kidneyDna viralDNA

description

The biosynthesis of herpesvirus DNA in rabbit kidney cells is inhibited to 50% by PEA (2-Phenylethanol) at 0.65 mg PEA/ml. The inhibition of cellular DNA synthesis in uninfected cells by PEA is about twice as sensitive as that of viral DNA synthesis.

https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01242539