A preliminary study on in vitro evaluation of antiviral properties of bird nest extract against animal coronavirus

• Main Authors: Sepiri, Muhammad Daud Derwin, Arshad, Siti Suri, Mehrbod, Parvaneh, Awang Isa, Mohd Kamaruddin, Bande, Faruku, Abu, Jalila, Abdul Kadir, Fadzilah A'ini
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/39233/1/39233.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/39233/

Bird’s nest has become a commodity in Peninsular Malaysia and other regions in South East Asia. The nest is made up of the bird’s saliva during nesting. There are several common species of swiftlet such as the Aerodramus fuciphagus, Aerodramus maximus and Apus pacificus. Malaysia is the second large...