ANTI-HIV-1 COMPOUNDS BASED UPON A CONSERVED AMINO ACID SEQUENCE SHARED BY GP160 AND THE HUMAN CD4 PROTEIN

摘要

Disclosed are compositions and methods that relate generally to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and more particularly to the agents and their identification and use of anti-HIV agents which interfere with binding of a target amino acid sequence within glycoprotein 160 of HIV-1 to its ligand. Further disclosed is a composition comprising the molecule and a suitable carrier, and a method of decreasing interaction of human immunodeficiency virus with a host cell, the method comprising exposing one or both of the virus and the host cell to the molecule.