| For possible
AIDS drug, smaller is better
Researchers have
taken a key step toward producing an oral drug against AIDS by creating
smaller versions of protein molecules that block HIV from infecting
cells.
References:
Eckert, D.M. . .
. and P.S. Kim. 1999. Inhibiting HIV-1 entry: Discovery of D-peptide
inhibitors that target the gp41 coiled-coil pocket. Cell
99(Oct. 1).
Further Readings:
Christensen, D.
1999. New drug gets a grip on HIV. Science News 156(Oct. 9):236.
Sources:
Anthony Fauci
National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
31 Center Drive
Bethesda, MD 20892
Peter S. Kim
Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Nine Cambridge Center
Cambridge, MA 02142
From Science
News, Vol. 156, No. 15, October 9, 1999, p. 230. Copyright © 1999,
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