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This enzyme of HIV-and other retroviruses-converts the single-stranded viral RNA into DNA, the form in which the cell carries its genes. Antiretrovirals such as NRTIs and NNRTIs inhibit this stage of the viral life cycle.
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| reverse transcriptase |
An enzyme (an RNA-dependent DNA polymerase) that makes a complementary DNA copy of an mRNA strand.
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| reverse transcriptase inhibitor |
a drug that blocks retroviral replication by interfering with the reverse transcriptase enzyme. RTIs include nucleoside analogs (eg, AZT, ddI, 3TC, abacavir) and non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (eg, nevirapine, delavirdine, efavirenz).
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| reverse transcriptase |
re-VERS tran-SCRIPT-aze An enzyme that constructs a DNA molecule from an RNA molecule. 355, 798
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| reverse transcriptase |
viral enzyme that reverse-transcribes a molecule of RNA into a molecule of DNA. It is required for the multiplication of retroviruses.
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