HIV-1,

Kathleen M Frey1, Mariela Bollini, Andrea C Mislak

  • 1Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8107, United States.

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まとめ

HIV-1リバーストランスクリプターゼとのカテキルディエテル複合体の構造分析は,重要な相互作用を明らかにします. これらの発見は,強力な抗ウイルス作用の起源を明らかにし,新しいHIV-1阻害剤の設計にインフォームします.

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