Reverse transcriptase inhibitors

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Name (Latin)
Reverse transcriptase inhibitors
Other forms of name
Inhibitors, Reverse transcriptase
See Also From tracing topical name
Antiretroviral agents
Enzyme inhibitors
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q421559
Library of congress: sh2020005972
Sources of Information
  • Work cat: 2019394984: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Oversight and Reform. HIV prevention drug, 2019([narrower terms found])
  • MeSH browser, June 18, 2020(reverse transcriptase inhibitors: inhibitors of reverse transcriptase (RNA-directed DNA polymerase), an enzyme that synthesizes DNA on an RNA template) MeSH tree structures (... antiviral agents > anti-retroviral agents; ... enzyme inhibitors > nucleic acid synthesis inhibitors)
  • Reverse transcriptase inhibitors in HIV/AIDS therapy, 2006.

Wikipedia description:

Reverse-transcriptase inhibitors (RTIs) are a class of antiretroviral drugs used to treat HIV infection or AIDS, and in some cases hepatitis B. RTIs inhibit activity of reverse transcriptase, a viral DNA polymerase that is required for replication of HIV and other retroviruses.

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