Chapter 18, Problem 9CT

Summary Introduction

To answer:

The chemical that inhibits fusin and its effect on HIV infections.

Introduction:

The Human immune virus (HIV) specifically target and destroy the T-cells and cause AIDS. The HIV attaches specifically through the CD4 receptors present on the T-cells, and gain entry into cells, where they replicate and stay as a latent virus. They get integrated with cell’s genome and it is passed to all the daughter cells.