
A biologist develops a new drug that seems to dramatically slow the onset of symptoms resulting from HIV infection.Close monitoring of HIV-infected cells reveals that the viral proteins are in the form of long polyproteins.What kind of drug did the biologist develop?
A) It is a reverse transcriptase inhibitor.
B) It is a CD4 inhibitor.
C) It is a protease inhibitor.
D) It is a polymerase inhibitor.
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