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door to developing microbicides that can prevent sexual transmission of
HIV</strong></em></strong></em><br><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 127);"><br></span><p>
<st1:stockticker><strong>ANN </strong></st1:stockticker><strong>ARBOR</strong><strong>, </strong><strong>Mich.</strong>–
A potent new HIV inhibitor derived from bananas may open the door to
new treatments to prevent sexual transmission of HIV, according to a <a href="http://www.med.umich.edu/medschool/">University of Michigan Medical School </a>study published this week.</p>
<p> 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.</p>
<p> 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 <em>Journal of Biological Chemistry</em>, BanLec may become a less expensive new component of applied vaginal microbicides, researchers say.</p><br><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 127);"><br><br><br><span><a target="_blank" href="http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1521">http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1521</a></span></span><br><div> <br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" size="3"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">GENERAL CONTRACTOR </span><br><font size="5"> </font></font><font style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" size="5">WINDOW PRESERVATION BY JAY MARCO </font><br> <br><span style="font-weight: bold;">PAINTING: INTERIOR & EXTERIOR,
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