delavirdine (Rescriptor), loviride, and nevirapine (Viramune) act by binding directly to the reverse transcriptase molecule, inhibiting its activity.
The enzyme is called reverse transcriptase. The class of HIV drugs that block this process are called reverse transcriptase inhibitors.
There is no cure for HIV, however the drug classes that are used to treat HIV are Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs), Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs), Protease inhibitors (PIs), Entry or fusion inhibitors, and Integrase inhibitors
A calanolide is any of a family of reverse transcriptase inhibitors extracted from trees of the genus Calophyllum.
The enzyme that HIV uses to synthesize DNA on an RNA template is called reverse transcriptase. It catalyzes the conversion of viral RNA into DNA, which is an essential step in the HIV replication cycle.
Substances that inhibit the production or the action of transcriptase, which is an enzyme.
They have a different mode of action in inhibiting the transcription of the viral DNA. The NRTI is actually a nucleoside that incorporates into the viral DNA but it does not have a 3-hydroxyl group so it inhibits and halts the continued growth of the viral DNA chain. The NNRTI's bind to the reverse transcriptase and inhibit its movement.
Viiv Healthcare provides several products and services for HIV treatment. They provide nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors such as Combivir and Epivir and protease inhibitors such as Lexiva and Viracept.
Patients should not discontinue this drug even if symptoms improve without consultation with a physician.
Yes, reverse transcriptase can be denatured under certain conditions. High temperature or extreme pH levels can disrupt the structure of reverse transcriptase, rendering it inactive. Denaturation of reverse transcriptase can prevent it from catalyzing the conversion of RNA into DNA during the process of reverse transcription.
reverse transcriptase
Reverse transcriptase is the enzyme used in reverse transcription to generate complementary DNA (cDNA) from an RNA template.
AZT is a medication used to treat AIDS.It belongs to a class of drugs called Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors (NRTI) that work by inhibiting Reverse Transcriptase, which is an enzyme that converts the virus's RNA into DNA. If the HIV cell is unable to create DNA inside a healthy cell, HIV cannot infect the cell.