Interaction of Natural Compounds in Licorice and Turmeric with HIV-NCp7 Zinc Finger Domain: Potential Relevance to the Mechanism of Antiviral Activity

Nucleocapsid proteins (NCp) are zinc finger (ZF) proteins, and they play a central role in HIV virus replication, mainly by interacting with nucleic acids. Therefore, they are potential targets for anti-HIV therapy. Natural products have been shown to be able to inhibit HIV, such as turmeric and lic...

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Main Authors: Runjing Wang, Yinyu Wei, Meiqin Wang, Pan Yan, Hongliang Jiang, Zhifeng Du
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/12/3563