Bevirimat

• CAT Number: I002271
• CAS Number: 174022-42-5
• Molecular Formula: C36H56O6
• Molecular Weight: 584.8
• Purity: ≥95%
• Synonyms: Bevirimat; PA-457; UNII-S125DW66N8; CHEMBL404519; BVM
• Target: HIV
• Solubility: CHCl3 < 10 mg/ml
• Storage: Store at -20C
• InChI: InChI=1S/C36H56O6/c1-21(2)22-12-17-36(30(40)41)19-18-34(8)23(28(22)36)10-11-25-33(7)15-14-26(42-27(37)20-31(3,4)29(38)39)32(5,6)24(33)13-16-35(25,34)9/h22-26,28H,1,10-20H2,2-9H3,(H,38,39)(H,40,41)/t22-,23+,24-,25+,26-,28+,33-,34+,35+,36-/m0/s1
• InChIKey: YJEJKUQEXFSVCJ-WRFMNRASSA-N
• SMILES: [H][C@]1([C@H](C(C)=C)CC2)[C@@]2(C(O)=O)CC[C@]3(C)[C@]1([H])CC[C@@]4([H])[C@@]3(C)CC[C@]5([H])[C@]4(C)CC[C@H](OC(CC(C)(C)C(O)=O)=O)C5(C)C

Bevirimat (CAT: I002271) is an investigational antiretroviral drug that was developed for the treatment of HIV-1 infection. It belongs to a class of compounds known as maturation inhibitors, which target the late stage of HIV replication by inhibiting the processing of the viral Gag polyprotein. Bevirimat specifically targets the cleavage site between the p24 and p2 subunits of the Gag protein, preventing the release of mature viral particles from infected cells. However, despite promising early results, further clinical development of bevirimat has been discontinued due to challenges in achieving consistent antiviral activity across different HIV-1 strains. Nonetheless, the research on maturation inhibitors like bevirimat has contributed to the understanding of HIV replication and the development of other antiretroviral drugs.

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