
The use of natural substances with antiviral properties might reduce foodborne viral diseases. In this study, we evaluated the virucidal effect of Citrus limon and Thymus serpyllum essential oils (EOs) and of Citrus Limon, Thymus serpyllum and Thymus vulgaris hydrolates on murine norovirus (MNV), a human norovirus surrogate. To assess the virucidal effect of these natural substances, the reduction in viral infectivity was estimated by comparing the TCID50/mL of untreated viral suspension and the viral suspension treated with hydrolates and EOs at different concentrations. The results showed a natural loss of infectivity of the untreated virus after 24 h of approx. 1 log. The EO (1%) of T. serpyllum, and hydrolates (1% and 2%) of T. serpyllum and T. vulgaris immediately caused a reduction in MNV infectivity of about 2 log but did not provide a further significant decrease after 24 h. Instead, the EO (1%) and hydrolate (1% and 2%) of C. limon exerted an immediate reduction in the viral infectivity of about 1.3 log and 1 log, respectively, followed by a further reduction in infectivity of 1 log after 24 h for the hydrolate. These results will allow for the implementation of a depuration treatment based on the use of these natural compounds.
Physique, chimie, mathématiques & sciences de la terre, norovirus, <i>Thymus serpyllum</i>, Sciences de la santé humaine, Immunologie & maladie infectieuse, Microbiology, Antiviral Agents, Article, Foodborne Diseases, Mice, Thymus vulgaris, Physical, chemical, mathematical & earth Sciences, Thymus serpyllum, <i>Thymus vulgaris</i>, natural compounds, Oils, Volatile, Chimie, Animals, Humans, Immunology & infectious disease, Human health sciences, essential oils, <i>Citrus limon</i>, virucidal activity, Norovirus, QR1-502, Chemistry
Physique, chimie, mathématiques & sciences de la terre, norovirus, <i>Thymus serpyllum</i>, Sciences de la santé humaine, Immunologie & maladie infectieuse, Microbiology, Antiviral Agents, Article, Foodborne Diseases, Mice, Thymus vulgaris, Physical, chemical, mathematical & earth Sciences, Thymus serpyllum, <i>Thymus vulgaris</i>, natural compounds, Oils, Volatile, Chimie, Animals, Humans, Immunology & infectious disease, Human health sciences, essential oils, <i>Citrus limon</i>, virucidal activity, Norovirus, QR1-502, Chemistry
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