benzopurpurin

plural benzopurpurins

1. chemistryAny of a family of red azo dyes used for dying cotton

   Binding studies indicate that benzopurpurin and related compounds bind to gp120. Studies involving related compounds indicate that the minimal structure required for the inhibition is two naphthalene rings with amine or sulfonic acid attached to a central biphenyl molecule by an azo group.

   1994 February, Shama Bhat, Takahiro Otsuka, Alagarsamy Srinivasan, “Benzopurpurin and Related Compounds Inhibit the Binding of gp120 to Galactosyl Ceramide/Sulfatide and Infection of Human Immunodeficiency Virus”, in DNA and Cell Biology, volume 13, number 2, →DOI, →PMID, page 211