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MK-0536 Inhibits HIV-1 Integrases Resistant to Raltegravir
30 Aug 2011
Abstract excerpt
With the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of raltegravir (RAL; MK-0518; Merck & Co.), HIV-1 integrase (IN) is the newest therapeutic target for AIDS and HIV infections. Recent structural analyses show that IN strand transfer inhibitors (INSTIs) share a common binding mode in the enzyme active site. While RAL represents a therapeutic breakthrough, the emergence of IN resistance mutations imposes the...
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