Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs):
These drugs bind close to the active site of the reverse transcriptase enzyme. Once an NNRTI is in place, reverse transcriptase is unable to use the viral RNA as a template. If the reverse transcriptase is inactivated, DNA cannot be created for insertion into the target cell genome.
Drugs in this class include:
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