Lopinavir is a potent HIV-1 protease inhibitor (Ki = 1.3 pM for wild-type enzyme). It inhibits the replication of clinical isolates of HIV-1 (EC50s = 5-52 nM). Lopinavir reduces the infectious virus yield and viral RNA copy numbers in the culture supernatant of Vero E6 cells infected with severe acute respiratory...

Antiretroviral of the protease inhibitor class

Soluble in ethanol (20mg/ml), DMSO (15mg/ml) or dimtheylformamide (15mg/ml). The antiviral agent Lopinavir is a potent inhibitor of HIV-1 protease (Ki=1.3pM for wild-type enzyme) and has been shown to block the replication of clinical isolates of HIV (EC50s=5-52nM). Lopinavir is an antiretroviral of the protease...