Putative role of membranes in the HIV fusion inhibitor enfuvirtide mode of action at the molecular level.
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Partition of the intrinsically fluorescent HIV fusion inhibitor enfuvirtide into lipidic membranes is relatively high (Delta G =6.6 kcal x mol(-1)) and modulated by cholesterol. A shallow position in the lipidic matrix makes it readily available for interaction with gp41. No conformational energetic barrier prevents enfuvirtide from being active in both aqueous solution and lipidic membranes. Lipidic membranes may play a key role in the enfuvirtide biochemical mode of action.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Biochemical journal
دوره 377 Pt 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2004