Investigation into the synthesis of Tat-inhibitors

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Sailaja Govindaraju, g_sailaja@yahoo.com and Thomas W Bell. Department of Chemistry, University of Nevada, M/S 216, Reno, NV 89557
Several small molecules that can effectively bind to Tat, a transactivator protein in the HIV replication cycle, are of interest at the cellular level for the potential use as drugs against HIV.  Herein, details of the synthesis of potential Tat-inhibitors that can bind arginine residues of the Tat protein are presented.