The HIV Protease Enzyme Uses a General Acid-Base Catalysis Mechanism

Multiple Choice

The HIV protease enzyme uses a general acid-base catalysis mechanism to cleave viral polypeptides but does not use a covalent catalysis. This enzyme functions optimally in the pH range of 4-6. Due to the specific amino acids involved in this catalysis, HIV protease is a member of which subclass of proteases?

A) metalloproteases
B) serine proteases
C) aspartyl proteases
D) cysteine proteases
E) lysine proteases