Algal Lectins as Potential HIV Microbicide Candidates

The development and use of topical microbicides potentially offers an additional strategy to reduce the spread of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Carbohydrate-binding agents (CBAs) that show specificity for high mannose carbohydrates on the surface of the heavily glycosylated envelope of HIV...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Dominique Schols, Dana Huskens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-07-01
Series:Marine Drugs
Subjects:
HIV
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/10/7/1476