Article
Differential binding of tenofovir and adefovir to reverse transcriptase of hepatitis B virus.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
van Hemert Formijn J, Berkhout Ben, Zaaijer Hans L
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Resistance of the reverse transcriptase (RT) of hepatitis B virus (HBV) to the tenofovir nucleotide drug has not been observed since its introduction for treatment of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in 2008. In contrast, frequent viral breakthrough and resistance has been documented for adefovir. Our computational study addresses an inventory of the structural differences between these two...
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