9700/13 Biology Oct Nov 2015 Online Test | Cambridge AS and A Level MCQ
The drug ritonavir is sometimes used in the treatment of HIV / AIDS.
Ritonavir consists of three amino acids and is a competitive inhibitor of HIV protease. HIV causes
this protease to be made inside human cells.
Ritonavir produces many side effects as it interferes with many metabolic processes in human
cells.
Which statements about ritonavir are correct?
1) Ritonavir has a shape complementary to the active site of HIV protease.
2)…