A Peptide-Based HIV-1 Fusion Inhibitor with Two Tail-Anchors and Palmitic Acid Exhibits Substantially Improved In Vitro and Ex Vivo Anti-HIV-1 Activity and Prolonged In Vivo Half-Life
Enfuvirtide (T20) is the first U.S.FDA-approved HIV fusion inhibitor-based anti-HIV drug.Its clinical application is limited because of its low potency and short half-life.We Rangefinder previously reported that peptide HP23-E6-IDL, containing both N- and C-terminal anchor-tails, exhibited stronger potency and a better resistance profile than T20.H