1. Enzyme Inhibition in the Treatment of AIDSBy
Michael Cochran-Boucher
University of Manchester, 2010

2. The Lessons of Cancer Chemotherapy
HIV has four distinct stages targeted by specific chemotherapy
Attachment to CD4 Receptor
Un-coating viral nucleic acid
Cellular multiplication by now integrated provirus
Assembly and LIBERATION of the Progeny

3. Reverse Transcriptase
“The Key Strategy in the treatment of AIDS has been to inhibit activity of key enzymes.”
HIV Protease
Reverse Transcriptase
Integrace

4. HIV Protease (Nelfinivir)
HIV Protease is an important target enzyme due to the fact that it is the main protein responsible continued infection.
Early X-Chrystalography provided detail of the proteins active site, giving researchers a clear target.
Inhibition of the active site has been a main focus of drug companies and many successful drugs are currently in use (Biochemisty by Campell & Ferell, 2008)
Image:
Center for Computaional Research, 2010.

5. HIV Reverse Transcriptase (AZT)
Immunogenetic HIV assays have been used to find mutations in the genes of HIV reverse transcriptase.
Researchers have tracked mutations to specific codons.
Today, each of the codons studied have been shown to confer resistance to the various novel analogs of these now traditional treatments: Zidovudine (AZT), Lamivudine (3TC), Didanosine (ddl) and Zalcitabine (ddC)
(U.S. National Institute of health, 2008)
The HIV enzyme reverse transcriptase
converts the HIV RNA
into HIV DNA for integration
into a host cell genome.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 2009.

6. HIV Integrace (Raltegravir & MK-2048)
One of the most recent enzymes to be identified and worked with is HIV Integrace.
This enzyme is critical for HIV to copy and subsequently work its way inside the host ‘s cellular defences.
(Biochemisty by Campell & Ferell, 2008)
Raltegravir was approved for use
October 12, 2007
BYU, Chemistry Department, 2010.

7. Wikipedia's Version of HIV- Protease as a “British Bulldog”!

8. References: www.informahealthcare.com
Image References:
Center for Computaional Research, 2010
BYU, Chemistry Department, 2010
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, 2009
Text References:
Biochemistry by Campell & Ferell, 2008
U.S. National Institute of health, 2008
Strategies in the Treatment of AIDs and Related Diseases: The Lessons of Cancer Chemotherapy: New Drugs. 1992, Vol