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What is The following drug acts by blocking reverse transcriptase and explain in detail?
Zidovudine acts by inhibiting the conversion of RNA to DNA by blocking the enzyme reverse transcriptase. It is a prodrug which has to be conveed to triphosphate form to be active Baveja 5th ed Pg.: 519