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SUBMITTER: Bowman MC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2916654 | biostudies-other | 2008 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Bowman Mary-Catherine MC Ballard T Eric TE Ackerson Christopher J CJ Feldheim Daniel L DL Margolis David M DM Melander Christian C
Journal of the American Chemical Society 20080513 22
The design and synthesis of a multivalent gold nanoparticle therapeutic is presented. SDC-1721, a fragment of the potent HIV inhibitor TAK-779, was synthesized and conjugated to 2.0 nm diameter gold nanoparticles. Free SDC-1721 had no inhibitory effect on HIV infection; however, the (SDC-1721)-gold nanoparticle conjugates displayed activity comparable to that of TAK-779. This result suggests that multivalent presentation of small molecules on gold nanoparticle surfaces can convert inactive drugs ...[more]