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Recent Advances in the Design and Development of Non-Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor Scaffolds Publisher Pubmed



Shirvani P1 ; Fassihi A1 ; Saghaie L1
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  1. 1. Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science, Isfahan University of Medical Science, Hezar Jerib Avenue, Isfahan, 81746-73461, Iran

Source: ChemMedChem Published:2019


Abstract

Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs) have always been an important part of the anti-HIV-1 combination therapy known as combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) since 1996. The use of NNRTIs for about 22 years has led to some mutations in the residues that compose the reverse transcriptase active site, resulting in the emergence of drug-resistant viruses. Thus, the search for new potent NNRTIs with an improved safety profile and activity against drug-resistant HIV strains is indispensable, and many hit and lead NNRTIs have been discovered in the last decade. This review provides an overview of the development in this field from 2013 to August 2018. © 2019 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim