Antivirals — Flashcards

_____ are incorporated into the growing viral DNA chain by reverse transcriptase, causing chain termination.

Which type of HAART drug is Elvitegravir?_____

Amantadine inhibits dopamine _____

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

Which two NRTIs are used to treat hepatitis B? _____

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

Resistance to Cidofovir and Foscarnet occurs with mutations to _____

Which type of HAART drug is stavudine (d4T)?_____

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