HIV-1 RT-Associated RNase H review

Document Type : Review Article

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Pharmaceutical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt

Abstract

HIV-RT is an essential enzyme for HIV replication it comprises two associated functions: RNA- and DNA-dependent DNA polymerase (RDDP & DDDP) and ribonuclease H (RNase H). The RNase H is function to cleave RNA strand in RNA/DNA hybrid intermediate in the reverse transcription process. Currently, successful inhibitors target the polymerase function of HIV-RT. RNase H evolves to be a promising target for anti-HIV drug research. This review describes the compounds reported as HIV-1 RNase H inhibitors.

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