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Characterization of siamycin I, a human immunodeficiency virus fusion inhibitor.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Jan 1996
Lin P F, Samanta H, Bechtold C M, Deminie C A, Patick A K, Alam M, Riccardi K, Rose R E, White R J, Colonno R J
Abstract excerpt
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) fusion inhibitor siamycin I, a 21-residue tricyclic peptide, was identified from a Streptomyces culture by using a cell fusion assay involving cocultivation of HeLa-CD4+ cells and monkey kidney (BSC-1) cells expressing the HIV envelope gp160. Siamycin I is effective against acute HIV type 1 (HIV-1) and HIV-2 infections, with 50% effective doses ranging from 0.05 to 5.7...
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