The mechanism of action of the antiviral drugs zanamivir [za-NUHM-i-veer] and oseltamivir [oh-sel-TUHM-i-veer] is to inhibit what virally encoded enzymes expressed on the surface of influenza virions [VY-ree-ons]?
W) Neuraminidase [nyoor-uh-MIN-uh-days]
X) Hemagglutinin [he-muh-GLU-ti-nin]
Y) Nonspecific protease
Z) Reverse transcriptase
✔️Answer:W) NEURAMINIDASE
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