Antivirals — Flashcards

_____ insert themselves into the DNA of the reverse transcriptase, halting further elongation

Which type of HAART drug is Elvitegravir?_____

Which two NRTIs are used to treat hepatitis B? _____

Ganciclovir is converted to ganciclovir monophosphate by virus-encoded kinases via the _____ gene

Amantadine inhibits dopamine _____

Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) consists of a minimum of _____ drugs to prevent resistance

Which type of HAART drug is zidovudine (ZDV, formerly AZT)?_____

Resistance to Cidofovir and Foscarnet occurs with mutations to _____

NNRTIs are associated with _____ syndrome, a severe cutaneous pathology associated with the sloughing of skin

Acyclovir must be _____ by intracellular enzymes to reach its activated nucleotide form