Virus structure and function
a.What are the main structural components of a virus?
b.What does it mean to say that a virus shows host specificity
(host range)?
c.What structural feature(s) help with host specificity?
1-what is the basic structure of a cell 2-what are the three
function of the cell membrane 3-what are the three major biological
molecules that make up the cell membrane and what are their
function 4- what is the purpose of this lab membrane disruption 5-
hypothesis
what is the mechanism that allows the HIV virus to remain in the
cell, to get passed down to all descendants of that cells and to
retain the ability to be reactivated for the lifetime of the
patient?
The enzyme HIV-1 reverse transcriptae (HIV-RT) plays a
significant role for the HIV virus and is an important drug target.
Assume a concentration [E] of 2.00 µM (i.e. 2.00 x 10-6 mol/l) for
HIV-RT. Two potential drug molecules, D1 and D2, were identified,
which form stable complexes with the HIV-RT.
The dissociation constant of the complex ED1 formed by HIV-RT
and the drug D1 is 1.00 nM (i.e. 1.00 x 10-9 mol/l). The
dissociation constant of the complex ED2 formed...
There are many obstacles to the development of an HIV vaccine,
the complexity of the virus, its pathogenesis, and the human immune
response also make it difficult to determine when any
investigations vaccine satisfies ethical criteria for research use
in human subjects . Describe or explain the ethical dilemmas of
testing human candidate for HIV vaccines?