Anti-herpesviral effects of a novel broad range anti-microbial quaternary ammonium silane, K21

Nitish Gulve, Kirk Kimmerling, Allen D Johnston, Gerhard R Krueger, Dharam V Ablashi, Bhupesh K Prusty (Corresponding Author)

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Abstract

We have created a novel quaternary ammonium silane, K21 through sol-gel chemistry, using an ethoxylated version of an organosilane quaternary ammonium compound and TetraEthyl Ortho Silicate (TEOS) as precursors. Previous studies using the precursor molecule quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs) and a methacryloxy version of K21, primarily designed for use in dental healthcare, have shown inhibited growth properties against several types of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria including Escherichia coli, Streptococcus mutans, Actinomyces naeslundii and Candida albicans etc. Here we tested the effect of K21 on HSV-1, HHV-6A and HHV-7 in in vitro cell culture infection models. Our results show growth inhibitory effect of K21 on HSV-1, HHV-6A and HHV-7 infection.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)166-73
Number of pages8
JournalAntiviral Research
Volume131
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2016
Externally publishedYes

Keywords*

  • Antiviral Agents/chemistry
  • Herpesvirus 1, Human/drug effects
  • Herpesvirus 6, Human/drug effects
  • Herpesvirus 7, Human/drug effects
  • Quaternary Ammonium Compounds/chemistry
  • Silanes/chemistry

Field of Science*

  • 3.1 Basic medicine
  • 1.6 Biological sciences
  • 3.3 Health sciences

Publication Type*

  • 1.1. Scientific article indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database

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