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Inhibition of HIV-1 reverse transcription: basic principles of drug action and resistance.
Expert review of anti-infective therapy - 1 Oct 2004
Götte Matthias
Abstract excerpt
Nucleoside and non-nucleoside analog inhibitors of HIV Type 1 reverse transcriptase are currently used in the clinic to treat infection with this retrovirus. Following their intracellular activation, nucleoside analogs act as chain terminators, while non-nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitors bind to a hydrophobic pocket in close proximity to the active site and inhibit the catalytic step. Compounds...
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