How is nevirapine used to treat HIV infections?

a. It decreases the virus's ability to find host cells.
b. It increases the immune system's ability to detect the virus.
c. It alters the active site of reverse transcriptase, decreasing that enzyme's activity.
d. It binds to the active site of HIV reverse transcriptase, decreasing that enzyme's activity.


Ans: c. It alters the active site of reverse transcriptase, decreasing that enzyme's activity.

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