Properties
Description
Dapivirine, soluble in DMSO and insoluble in ethanol and water, obstructs the action of reverse transcriptase, an enzyme crucial for the replication of retroviruses like HIV. It targets HIV reverse transcriptase.
Molecular Formula
C20H19N5
Targets
HIV reverse transcriptase: 24 nM
Solubility
DMSO: 29 mg/mL (88.03 mM); Water: Insoluble; Ethanol: Insoluble
Identity
Confirmed by NMR/HPLC/MS.
Applications
Dapivirine is utilized to examine its efficacy as a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor in HIV prevention.