Antiretroviral Effects of Nonderivatizcd C6oIn Vitro

Abstract
We have observed thai nonderivatized C60 (buckminsterfullerene) could inhibit the replication of simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) in vitro and the activity of Moloney murine leukemia virus (M-MuLV) reverse transcriptase (RT) (IC50 ≈3 μM). This means that biological effects are exerted via a direct and active interaction of the C6o skeleton with other macromolecules.