The AIDS virus synthesises a long polypeptide, which is then hydrolysed by a protease enzyme into a number of shorter peptides. This viral protease is the target of anti-AIDS drugs. Which feature is vital for these drugs to work successfully?
- Aa complex structure that inhibits many types of viral enzyme
- Ba molecule containing a heavy metal atom that is a non-competitive inhibitor of enzymes
- Ca protein that can act as a competitive inhibitor of protease enzymes
- Da specific structure that inhibits only viral protease