A pentacyclic triterpenoid obtained by the formal condensation of 2,2-dimethylsuccinic acid with the 3-hydroxy group of betulinic acid. It is isolated from the Chinese herb Syzygium claviflorum. The first in the class of HIV-1 maturation inhibitors to be studied in humans, bevirimat was identified as a potent HIV drug candidate and several clinical trials were conducted, but development into a new drug was plagued by numerous resistance-related problems.
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A compound that blocks the processing of the Gag precursor protein in HIV-1 by the viral protease enzyme, leading to the formation of noninfectious, immature virus particles that are incapable of infecting other cells.