Palmitic Acid Analogs Exhibit Nanomolar Binding Affinity for the HIV-1 CD4 Receptor and Nanomolar Inhibition of gp120-to-CD4 Fusion

• Elena E. Paskaleva,

  Affiliation Center for Immunology and Microbial Disease, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York, United States of America

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• Jing Xue,

  Affiliation Department of Chemistry, State University of New York at Albany, Albany, New York, United States of America

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• David Y-W. Lee,

  Affiliation Mailman Research Center, McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Belmont, Massachusetts, United States of America

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• Alexander Shekhtman,

  Affiliation Department of Chemistry, State University of New York at Albany, Albany, New York, United States of America

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• Mario Canki

  * E-mail: cankim@mail.amc.edu

  Affiliation Center for Immunology and Microbial Disease, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York, United States of America

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