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Scientists Identify Chemical In Bananas As Potent Inhibitor Of HIV Infection
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Medical News Today on 15 March, 2010 11:00:00
 
A potent new inhibitor of HIV, derived from bananas, may open the door to new
treatments to prevent sexual transmission of HIV, according to a University of
Michigan Medical School study published this week.  Scientists have an emerging
interest in lectins, naturally occurring chemicals in plants, because of their
ability to halt the chain of reaction that leads to a variety of infections...