Patent ID: 7625917

Claim:
A method for inactivating a retrovirus comprising a protein comprising a zinc finger, said method comprising contacting said retrovirus with a compound having the formula: wherein: R 1 is Y—Z; Y is —(CH 2 ) m —, wherein m is an integer from 1 to 6; Z is pyridinio having the structure: wherein R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , R 10 , R 11 , R 12 , R 13 , R 14 , R 15 , and R 16 , are-H; and R 9 is (O═S═O)-G′, wherein G′ is selected from the group consisting of —NH 2 ,—NH-alkyl, —NH-acyl groups, nitroaryl, and aryl-NH-acyl; wherein contacting said retrovirus with said compound inactivates said retrovirus.