Inhibition of reverse transcriptase would prevent the spread of hiv without harming the host cell
Reverse transcription, also known as cDNA synthesis from an RNA template, is carried out by the enzyme reverse transcriptase (RT). Reverse transcriptases are used by eukaryotic cells to lengthen the telomeres at the ends of their linear chromosomes, viruses like HIV and hepatitis B to replicate their genomes, and mobile genetic elements like retrotransposons to multiply within the host genome. Contrary to popular belief, the process does not go against the way genetic information flows as described by the classical central dogma, since information transfers from RNA to DNA are explicitly accepted as being possible.
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