Author(s) Details:
Pablo Hernán Sotelo
Biotechnology Department, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Asunción, San Lorenzo 111421, Paraguay.
Arturo Vargas-Correa
Biotechnology Department, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Asunción, San Lorenzo 111421, Paraguay.
This section is a part of the chapter: Strategies for Studying Antiviral Activity of Natural Products: From Screening to Mechanism Elucidation
The plaque assay is a lab method used to count how many active virus particles are in a sample. Scientists grow virus-infected cells in dishes and watch for clear spots, called plaques, where the virus has killed the cells. The more plaques, the more virus is present. This method helps measure how well antiviral treatments work by comparing treated and untreated samples. While accurate, the process takes time and skill. For quicker, large-scale studies, faster techniques like PCR or ELISA are often used instead.
How to Cite
Sotelo, P. H. ., & Vargas-Correa, A. . (2025). Strategies for Studying Antiviral Activity of Natural Products: From Screening to Mechanism Elucidation. Pharmaceutical Science: New Insights and Developments Vol. 4, 1–17. https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/psnid/v4/4496