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Actinohivin: specific amino acid residues essential for anti-HIV activity.
The Journal of antibiotics - 1 Nov 2010
Takahashi Atsushi, Inokoshi Junji, Tsunoda Masaru, Suzuki Kaoru, Takenaka Akio, Sekiguchi Takeshi, Omura Satoshi, Tanaka Haruo
Abstract excerpt
Actinohivin (AH) is a microbial lectin containing 114 amino acids, which inhibits human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. This effect is brought about by its specific binding to Man-α(1-2)-Man unit(s) of high-mannose type glycan (HMTG) bound to HIV gp120. The recently determined crystal str...
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