Potential Drug Molecule Shows Enhanced Anti-HIV Activity (IMAGE)

Technical University of Munich (TUM)

Potential Drug Molecule Shows Enhanced Anti-HIV Activity

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The modified anti-HIV molecule (center) binds with more than two orders of magnitude higher affinity to the CXCR4 receptor on the surface of immune cells and shows greatly enhanced anti-HIV activity. This could be a step toward the design of new, more effective drugs against AIDS, inflammatory diseases, and some forms of cancer.

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Copyright Wiley-VCH Verlag, reproduced with permission. Kessler et al.

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