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BIOSCIENCE BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
Volume 78, Issue 7, Pages 1151-1158Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/09168451.2014.923282
Keywords
Ecklonia cava; phlorotannin; 8,4 '''-dieckol syncytia; HIV-1 RT inhibition
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- Marine Bioprocess Research Center of the Marine Biotechnology Program - Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, Republic of Korea
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8,4'''-dieckol is a natural product which has been isolated from brown alga, Ecklonia cava. This polyphenolic compound is a phlorotannin derivative with a broad range of bioactivities. Its inhibitory activity on human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1) was tested and the results indicated that 8,4'''-dieckol inhibited HIV-1 induced syncytia formation, lytic effects, and viral p24 antigen production at noncytotoxic concentrations. Furthermore, it was found that 8,4'''-dieckol selectively inhibited the activity of HIV-1 reverse trancriptase (RT) enzyme with 91% inhibition ratio at the concentration of 50 M. HIV-1 entry was also inhibited by 8,4'''-dieckol. According to data from this study, 8,4'''-dieckol is an effective compound against HIV-1 with high potential for further studies. These results suggest that it might be used as a drug candidate for the development of new generation therapeutic agents, although further studies on the mechanism of inhibition should be addressed.
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