Planta Med 1998; 64(5): 460-461
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-957483
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Inhibition of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Reverse Transcriptase Activity by Cordatolides Isolated from Calophyllum cordato-oblongum

H. R. W. Dharmaratne1 , W. M. A. P. Wanigasekera1 , E. Mata-Greenwood2 , J. M. Pezzuto2
  • 1Institute of Fundamental Studies, Kandy, Sri Lanka
  • 2Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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1998

Publication Date:
04 January 2007 (online)

Abstract

Cordatolide A and B were re-isolated from Calophyllum cordato-oblongum, an endemic species of Sri Lanka, and found to inhibit HIV-1 reverse transcriptase with IC50 values of 12.3 and 19.0 µM, respectively.

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