A Biologist Develops a New Drug That Seems to Dramatically

Multiple Choice

A biologist develops a new drug that seems to dramatically slow the onset of symptoms resulting from HIV infection. Close monitoring of HIV-infected cells reveals that the viral proteins are in the form of long polyproteins. The biologist most likely developed a ________.

A) reverse transcriptase inhibitor
B) CD4 inhibitor
C) protease inhibitor
D) polymerase inhibitor