Describe the role that HIV protease plays in the progression of HIV and explain, using structure activity-relationships, how this drug is used to combat this viral enzyme.
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It is responsible for cleaving the viral polyprotein precursors into functional proteins that are necessary for the assembly and maturation of new virions. Without the action of HIV protease, the virus cannot produce the proteins required for its replication, Show more…
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