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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Liu Q
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6217806 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
European journal of medicinal chemistry 20180719
Euphorbia kansui showed potent anti-HIV-1 activity during screening of a library composed of plant extracts from Euphorbiaceae and Thymelaeaceae families. Bioassay-guided isolation led to identification of ingenane esters as the active compounds. Further chemical modification resulted in 3-(2-naphthoyl)ingenol (23), which exhibited the most potent anti-HIV-1 activity. Compound 23 also acted as an HIV-1-latency-reversing agent on activation of HIV-1 replication in a latently infected U1 cell mode ...[more]