Acyclovir Is Selective and Low in Toxicity, Causing Little Harm

question 16

Multiple Choice

Acyclovir is selective and low in toxicity, causing little harm to uninfected cells, because

• A) only a virally encoded enzyme can convert the medication into its active form (from nucleoside analog to nucleotide analog). 
• B) only a virally encoded enzyme can convert the medication into its active form (from nucleotide analog to nucleoside analog). 
• C) viral DNA is structurally very different from cellular DNA.
• D) host cells have the ability to repair the damage caused by nucleotide analogs.
• E) host cells have an enzyme that prevents the conversion of the medication into its active form.

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Definitions:

FSH Secretion

The release of Follicle Stimulating Hormone by the anterior pituitary gland, playing a crucial role in the reproductive processes of both males and females.

Reproductive Organs

Organs involved in the reproduction process, including the testes in males and the ovaries in females.

Inhibin

A hormone secreted by the gonads that inhibits the production of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) by the pituitary gland, thereby affecting reproductive functions.

FSH

Follicle-stimulating hormone, a gonadotropin involved in the regulation of reproductive processes, including the maturation of ovarian follicles in females and spermatogenesis in males.