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. 2005 Mar;49(3):1139–1144. doi: 10.1128/AAC.49.3.1139-1144.2005

TABLE 1.

Activity of FDA-approved NRTIs against HIV-1 RT with the K65R mutationc

Compound IC50 by single-cycle replication assaya
IC50 by multiple cycle replication assayb
HIV-1WT HIV-165Rd P HIV-1WT HIV-165Rd P
AZT (zidovudine) 0.20 ± 0.12 0.22 ± 0.16 (1.1) 0.77 0.031 ± 0.024 0.028 ± 0.009 (0.9) 0.58
d4T (stavudine) 5.72 ± 3.34 21.8 ± 23.8 (3.8) <0.001 1.87 ± 0.76 3.93 ± 1.34 (2.1) <0.05
ddC (zalcitabine) 1.35 ± 0.70 6.79 ± 3.98 (5.0) <0.0001 0.13 ± 0.18 0.29 ± 0.23 (2.3) 0.01
ddI (didanosine) 2.32 ± 0.98 6.26 ± 2.92 (2.7) <0.0001 0.49 ± 0.32 2.37 ± 1.80 (4.8) <0.0001
ABC (abacavir) 6.21 ± 1.66 26.3 ± 4.18 (4.2) <0.0001 0.076 ± 0.010 0.60 ± 0.11 (7.9) <0.0001
3TC (lamivudine) 0.78 ± 0.48 60.5 ± 66.8 (77) <0.0001 0.60 ± 0.46 15.3 ± 10.8 (25) <0.0001
FTC (emtricitabine) 0.17 ± 0.07 3.75 ± 1.75 (22) <0.0001 0.044 ± 0.036 0.90 ± 0.42 (20) <0.001
PMPA (tenofovir) 4.67 ± 2.31 11.4 ± 3.8 (2.5) <0.0001 0.54 ± 0.61 3.82 ± 1.91 (7.1) <0.005
PMEA (adefovir)e 6.21 ± 0.91 23.3 ± 7.9 (3.7) <0.001 Not tested Not tested Not tested
a

IC50 values determined by measuring inhibition of luminescence in P4/R5 cells.

b

IC50 values determined by measuring inhibition of p24 production in MT-2 cells.

c

Means ± standard deviations from at least three independent experiments.

d

Fold increase in IC50 relative to wild-type results are shown in parentheses.

e

Approved for treatment of hepatitis B virus but not HIV-1.