What is Lopinavir and its use in treating HIV and its repurposing for COVID-19?

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Topic
Compound: Lopinavir
Answer
Lopinavir is an antiviral used in combination with other drugs for treating HIV infection, acting as an HIV protease inhibitor responsible for the cleavage of gag polyprotein. Lopinavir is currently being studied for repurposing for COVID-19 treatment in combination with ritonavir umifenovir. Its dock score was 7.1.
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