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Peptide T is an HIV entry inhibitor discovered in 1986 by National Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers. Peptide T and its modified analog Dala1-peptide T-amide (DAPTA) a drug in clinical trials is a short peptide derived from the HIV envelope protein gp120 which blocks binding and infection of viral strains which use the CCR5 receptor to infect cells.Peptide T has several positive effects related to HIV disease and Neuro-AIDS.

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IUPAC name
(L)-Alanyl-(L)-seryl-(L)-threonyl-(L)-threonyl-(L)-threonyl-(L)-asparaginyl-(L)-tyrosyl-(L)-threonine

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