Abstract:
:Betulinic acid (BA) derivatives are low molecular weight organic compounds synthesized from a plant-derived natural product. Several BA derivatives are potent and highly selective inhibitors of HIV-1. Depending on the specific side-chain modification, these compounds function by inhibiting HIV fusion or, as recently demonstrated, by interfering with a specific step in HIV-1 maturation. BA derivatives have potential as novel HIV-1 therapies, and additional studies of their mechanisms of action are likely to further define the novel targets of these compounds and elucidate the basic biology of HIV-1 fusion and maturation. In this review, recent studies of the novel mechanisms of action of this interesting class of antiviral compounds are discussed.
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Trends Mol Medjournal_title
Trends in molecular medicineauthors
Aiken C,Chen CHdoi
10.1016/j.molmed.2004.11.001keywords:
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Has Abstractpub_date
2005-01-01 00:00:00pages
31-6issue
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1471-4914issn
1471-499Xpii
S1471-4914(04)00268-0journal_volume
11pub_type
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journal_title:Trends in molecular medicine
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journal_title:Trends in molecular medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2016-11-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2012-12-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2014-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Trends in molecular medicine
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更新日期:2009-06-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2014-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Trends in molecular medicine
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journal_title:Trends in molecular medicine
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更新日期:2002-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Trends in molecular medicine
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