Anti HIV substances can be extracted from silk
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Last Update: 2002-01-09
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Introduction: Japanese agricultural biological resources research scientist Yutian Jing and professor of Santa Maria Medical University xiuxi Nakajima cooperate Japanese agricultural biological resources research scientist Yutian Jing and professor of Santa Maria Medical University xiuxi Nakajima cooperate, Using the method of silk protein sulfation, we have recently developed a substance with anti HIV The abbreviation of Wei HIV is "HIV", because it is attached to the surface protein of immune cells - T cells, which continuously infects and proliferates, resulting in the death of human immune cells and the development of AIDS Wei according to the scientific information provided by these two scientists to the news media In the process of sulfating silk fibroin, they produced a new anticoagulant, and concluded that its mechanism is similar to that of heparin, a drug currently used to treat AIDS In the experiment of "anti HIV activity evaluation" of this substance, it was found that it has the function of preventing the combination of virus and immune cell surface protein, The two scientists plan to use the substance to make toothpastes and shaving creams to prevent HIV infection
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