Antiviral propierties of 5,5'-dithiobis-2-nitrobenzoic acid and bacitracin against T-tropic human immunodeficiency virus type 1

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Bacitracin and the membrane-impermeant thiol reagent 5,5'-dithiobis-2-nitrobenzoic acid (DTNB) are agents known to inhibit protein disulfide isomerase (PDI), a cell-surface protein critical in HIV-1 entry therefore they are fusion inhibitors (FI). Here we in...

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Main Authors: Rodriguez-Padilla Cristina, Borkow Gadi, Flores-Teviño Samantha M, Garza-Treviño Elsa N, Ixtepan-Turrent Liliana, Lara Humberto H
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-03-01
Series:Virology Journal
Online Access:http://www.virologyj.com/content/8/1/137