Inhibition with a twist: An artificial α helix obtained by replacing an N-terminal main-chain i and i+4 hydrogen bond with a carbon–carbon bond (see structure) inhibits gp41-mediated cell fusion. This work suggests that hydrogen-bond-surrogate-derived helices may provide a general class of scaffolds for the generation of leads against viral entry.
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