Graphene quantum dots (GQD) are the next generation of nanomaterials with great potential in drug delivery and target-specific HIV inhibition. In this study we investigated the antiviral activity of graphene based nanomaterials by using water-soluble GQD synthesized from multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) through prolonged acidic oxidation and exfoliation and compared their anti-HIV activity with that exerted by reverse transcriptase inhibitors (RTI) conjugated with the same nanomaterial. The antiretroviral agents chosen in this study, CHI499 and CDF119, belong to the class of non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTI). From this study emerged the RTI-conjugated compound GQD-CHI499 as a good potential candidate for HIV treatment, showing an IC of 0.09 μg/mL and an EC value in cell of 0.066 μg/mL. The target of action in the replicative cycle of HIV of the drug conjugated samples GQD-CHI499 and GQD-CDF119 was also investigated by a time of addition (TOA) method, showing for both conjugated samples a mechanism of action similar to that exerted by NNRTI drugs.
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