[Summit] Banana lectin identified as HIV inhibitor by U-M scientists UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

[marco pereira]

Discovery of how Ban-Lec binds to a key HIV-1 protein opens
door to developing microbicides that can prevent sexual transmission of
HIV


ANN ARBOR, Mich.–
A potent new HIV inhibitor derived from bananas may open the door to
new treatments to prevent sexual transmission of HIV, according to a University of Michigan Medical School study published this week.
Scientists have an emerging interest in lectins, naturally
occurring chemicals in plants, because of their ability to halt the
chain of reaction that leads to a variety of infections.
In laboratory tests, BanLec, the lectin found in bananas, was as
potent as two current anti-HIV drugs. Based on the findings published
March 19 in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, BanLec may become a less expensive new component of applied vaginal microbicides, researchers say.



http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1521

 









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