The compound, called glycerol monolaurate, or GML, appears to stop inflammation and helps keep away the cells the AIDS virus usually infects, the researchers said.

• 研究者称，这种化学成分名为甘油单月桂酸酯，缩写为GML，它能够阻止炎症并保护细胞免受艾滋病毒的侵袭。