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

question 73

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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Definitions:

Silver Oxide

A chemical compound with a formula Ag2O, known for its use in silver-oxide batteries.

Hydrolized

A chemical process involving the cleavage of bonds in molecules by the addition of water, splitting a compound into two or more substances.

D-Ribose

A naturally occurring monosaccharide with the formula C5H10O5, important as a component of RNA and various biochemical pathways.

D-Aldopentose

A type of aldose sugar with five carbon atoms and has the D-configuration, which relates to the configuration of the hydroxyl group on the last asymmetric carbon atom.