For the Following List of Anti-HIV Drugs and Their Mechanism

question 63

Multiple Choice

For the following list of anti-HIV drugs and their mechanism of action. Identify the mismatch.

• A) Protease inhibitor - blocks the active site of the protease required for assembling new viral particles
• B) Integrase inhibitor - blocks the active site of the enzyme required to splice HIV DNA into the human genome
• C) Reverse transcriptase inhibitor - blocks the active site of the enzyme required to convert viral RNA to DNA
• D) AZT (azidothymidine) - as an analog of thymidine, it is incorporated into viral RNA in place of thymidine

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Beta

A criterion for quantifying the instability or systematic risk of a security or a portfolio in contrast to the market as a whole.

Treynor Measure

A performance metric for determining how well an investment compensates the investor for taking a risk, adjusted for the risk-free rate.

Beta

A rephrasing: A statistical estimate of a security's sensitivity to market movements, used to gauge its risk in comparison to the broader market.

Treynor Measure

A performance metric for determining how well an investment compensates the investor for taking a given level of market risk.