Planta Medica, Table of Contents Planta Med 1996; 62(1): 63-65DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-957801 Letter © Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York Assessment of the Anti-HIV Activity of a Pine Cone Isolate Thomas L. Eberhardt, Raymond A. Young Department of Forestry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, U.S.A. Recommend Article Abstract PDF Download Buy Article Abstract Characterization of an alkali-soluble isolate from Pinus nigra Arnold (Pinaceae) seed cones by thioacidolysis revealed a significant phenylpropanoid (i.c. lignin) component which may provide the observed anti-HIV-1 activity for this substance. PDF (278 kb)