Peptidomimetic HIV-1 protease inhibitor. Prepn: A. K. Ghosh et al., Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 8, 687 (1998); idem et al., J. Org. Chem. 69, 7822 (2004). Prepn of solvated crystalline forms: H. W. P. Vermeersch et al., WO 03106461, eidem, US 050250845 (2003, 2005 both to Tibotec). In vitro activity vs multidrug resistant HIV isolates: Y. Koh et al., Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 47, 3123 (2003). Crystal structures of complex with protease variants: Y. Tie et al., J. Mol. Biol. 338, 341 (2004). Clinical trial of combination with ritonavir: B. Clotet et al., Lancet 369, 1169 (2007). Reviews: J.-M. Molina, A. Hill, Expert Opin. Pharmacother. 8, 1951-1964 (2007); K. H. S. Busse, S. R. Penzak, Am. J. Health Syst. Pharm. 64, 1593-1602 (2007).
Antiretroviral.
HIV Protease Inhibitor; Antiretroviral; Protease Inhibitors