Description
Efavirenzisanon-nucleosidereversetranscriptaseinhibitor(NNRTI)thatexhibitsantiviralandanticanceractivities.EfavirenzisclinicallyusedtotreatHIVinfection;itinducesautophagyinneurons,leADIngtosomecentrallymediatedtoxicity.Invariouscancercelllines,efavirenzinhibitscellularproliferationandincreasesactivationofp53.
References
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