Michellamines are a group of atropisomericalkaloid which have been found to be HIV viral replication inhibitors in vitro. It was discovered in the leaves of Ancistrocladus korupensis.[1] There are three michellamines represented as A, B, and C; however, michellamine B is the most active against the NID-DZ strain of HIV-2.[2]
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^Zhang, Heping; Zembower, David; Chen, Zhidong (October 1997). "Structural analogues of the michellamine anti-HIV agents. Importance of the tetrahydroisoquinoline rings for biological activity". Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 7 (20): 2687–2690. doi:10.1016/S0960-894X(97)10057-9.