| Literature DB >> 16569886 |
Parmjeet Randhawa1, Noush Afarin Farasati, Ron Shapiro, Karl Y Hostetler.
Abstract
Polyomavirus BK is a significant pathogen in transplant recipients, but no effective antiviral therapy is available. We show that cidofovir can inhibit BK virus replication in vitro. Esterification of cidofovir with hexadecyloxypropyl, octadecyloxyethyl, and oleyloxyethyl groups results in up to a 3-log lowering of the 50% effective concentration and an increased selectivity index.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 16569886 PMCID: PMC1426942 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.50.4.1564-1566.2006
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191