Exam questionKROK 1Dentistry ยท 2011
A patient with herpetic stomatitis was prescribed acyclovir for topical application. What is its mechanism of action?
Answer options
- It inhibits virus maturation
- It increases the resistance of macroorganism cells to the viruses
- It inhibits synthesis of nucleic acids of viruses
- It inhibits virion assembly
- It inhibits virus penetration into cells
Correct answer
It inhibits synthesis of nucleic acids of viruses
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