ɪɾ ɛnhˈænsᵻz ˈæbɐkˌævɪɹ bˌʌt ɹᵻdˈuːsᵻz ðɪ ɪfˈɛkt ʌv ˌeɪzˌiːtˈiː ænd dˈiː fˈoːɹ tˈiː.  wˈɜːks ɐnˈæləɡəs tʊ ˌeɪtʃjˈuː ænd ˌɑːɹvˈiː ˈoʊnli ðɪ ˈɛnzaɪm ɪnhˈɪbɪɾᵻd ɪz ˈɪmpd wˌɪtʃ lˈiːdz tə dᵻplˈiːʃən ʌvðə dˈiː ˌɛntˌiːpˈiː nˈeɪmd dˈiː dʒˌiːtˌiːpˈiː wˌɪtʃ kˈɔːzᵻz sˈɛlz tə tˈeɪk ˌʌp mˈoːɹ ˈæbɐkˌævɪɹ.
It enhances abacavir but reduces the effect of AZT and d4T.  Works analogous to HU and RV only the enzyme inhibited is IMPDH which leads to depletion of the dNTP named dGTP which causes cells to take up more abacavir.