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one group of medications used to treat hiv infections is the reverse transcriptase inhibitors. there are two types of these medications, nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (like azt) and non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors. azt resembles thymine and is inserted into dna during replication, leading to the termination of replication. non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors bind to reverse transcriptase and inhibit it in that manner. non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors tend to have fewer side effects. which of the following best describes why this is the case?

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Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors can interfere with DNA replication by the host as well as the virus.

What is DNA replication and its importance?

  • In molecular biology, the biological process of creating two identical DNA copies from the original DNA molecule is known as DNA replication
  • DNA replication occurs in all organisms and is the most important part of biological inheritance.
  • Cells must replicate their DNA before they divide. This ensures that each daughter cell receives a copy of the genome and inherits the genetic trait successfully.
  • In DNA replication the basic mechanisms are conserved in all organisms.

What do nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors do?

Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) block reverse transcriptase (the HIV enzyme). HIV uses reverse transcriptase to convert its RNA into DNA by a process called reverse transcription. Blocking reverse transcriptase and reverse transcription interferes with HIV replication.

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