RETROVIRUS PROLIFERATION INHIBITOR

摘要

A retrovirus proliferation inhibitor containing xanthoangelol represented by formula (I), as an active ingredient, which has such a low molecular weight that it is readily absorbable, is lowly toxic and inhibits the proliferation of retrovirus intensely, so that it can be used in preventing or treating diseases caused by retrovirus, such as AIDS, adult T-cell leukemia and HAM. Conceivable mechanisms of action of xanthoangelol include those other than the inhibition of reverse transcriptase, for example, the inhibition of syncytium formation (that of giant cell formation).