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An enzyme found in HIV and other retroviruses. HIV uses reverse transcriptase RT to convert its RNA into viral DNA, a process called reverse transcription. Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors NNRTIs prevent HIV from replicating by blocking RT. see also life cycle, Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor, reverse transcription |