EachofKeggintypeheteropolytungstosilicicandheteropolytungstogermanicacidsreactedwith8-quinolinol,p-aminodimethylanilineandpyridine,respectively,yieldingsixchargetransferheteropolycomplexes(CTHPCs),whichwerepurifiedandcharacterizedbyelementalanalysis,IR,UVand183WNMR.Theanti-HIV-1activitiesofCTHPCswereevaluatedbyELISAofHIV-P24antigen.ThetoxicityagainstMT-4cellswasmeasuredbyMTT.Theresultsshowthatmedianinhibitoryconcentration(IC50)foreachCTHPCtoinhibitHIV-P24antigenincellculturewaslowerthan5μg/mL,whilemediantoxicityconcentration(IC50)againstMT-4cellswashigherthan268μg/mL.Thefollowingmechanismsmightbeconsideredfortheiranti-HIV1activity,namely,(1)inhibitingthepenetrationofHIV-1virusintotargetcellsforitcanblockadeCD4receptorofMT-4cellsand(2)inhibitionofsyncytiumformation.
