transcriptase : Idioms & Phrases

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non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor

  • noun an antiviral drug used against HIV; binds directly to reverse transcriptase and prevents RNA conversion to DNA; often used in combination with other drugs
    NNRTI.
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nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor

  • noun an antiviral drug used against HIV; is incorporated into the DNA of the virus and stops the building process; results in incomplete DNA that cannot create a new virus; often used in combination with other drugs
    NRTI.
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reverse transcriptase

  • noun a polymerase that catalyzes the formation of DNA using RNA as a template; found especially in retroviruses
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reverse transcriptase inhibitor

  • noun an antiviral drug that inhibits the action of reverse transcriptase in retroviruses such as HIV
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