| Literature DB >> 21806380 |
Arun K Ghosh1, David D Anderson.
Abstract
HIV/AIDS remains a formidable disease with millions of individuals inflicted worldwide. Although treatment regimens have improved considerably, drug resistance brought on by viral mutation continues to erode their effectiveness. Intense research efforts are currently underway in search of new and improved therapies. This review is concerned with the design of novel HIV-1 protease inhibitors that incorporate heterocyclic scaffolds and which have been reported within the recent literature (2005-2010). Various examples in this review showcase the essential role heterocycles play as scaffolds and bioisosteres in HIV-1 protease inhibitor drug development. This review will hopefully stimulate the widespread application of these heterocycles in the design of other therapeutic agents.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21806380 PMCID: PMC3164575 DOI: 10.4155/fmc.11.68
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Future Med Chem ISSN: 1756-8919 Impact factor: 3.808