Which of the following describes the mechanism of action for zidovudine?
A)It is a thymine analog that interferes with the synthesis of DNA from the HIV RNA template.
B)It directly binds to reverse transcriptase and prevents reverse transcription of HIV RNA.
C)It inhibits the assembly of HIV particles.
D)It inhibits fusion of the viral envelope and host cell envelope.
E)It prevents the viral DNA from integrating in the host chromosome.

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Zidovudine is a thymine analog that gets incorporated into the growing HIV DNA chain, and then it terminates further synthesis by its lack of a 3' hydroxyl group, resulting in chain termination.

Which of the Following Describes the Mechanism of Action for Zidovudine