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Globoidnan A is a lignan found in Eucalyptus globoidea a tree native to Australia.The molecule has been found to inhibit the action of HIV integrase an enzyme which is responsible for the introduction of HIV viral DNA into a host’s cellular DNA. It is not known that globoidnan A inhibits the action of other retroviral integrases.

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IUPAC name
(2R)-(34-dihydroxyphenyl)-2-[4-(34-dihydroxyphenyl)-67-dihydroxy-2-naphthoyl]oxypropanoic acid

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