reverse transcriptase inhibitor

noun

Abbr. RTI

Any of various antiviral compounds that interfere with the activity of the enzyme reverse transcriptase, which is found especially in retroviruses such as HIV. These compounds are divided into two classes: those that are nucleoside analogs (nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors) and those that are not nucleoside analogs (non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors).

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