Investigation of the pentathiepin functionality as an Inhibitor of feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) via a potential zinc ejection mechanism, as a model for HIV infection

A small diverse library of pentathiepin derivatives were prepared to evaluate their efficacy against the nucleocapsid protein function of the feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) as a model for HIV, using an in vitro cell culture approach. This study led to the development of nanomolar active compounds with low toxicity