Introduction to AZT|The Chemistry of AZT| Side Effects| Pregnancy| An Anything But American Virus| Opposing Views| How AZT Changed History|
- AZT C10H13N5O4 is a nucleoside analog of thymidine C10H14N2O5
- Without the OH group, the next DNA base has nothing to attach to and makes small bits of DNA rather than a single continuous molecule
- AZT prohibits reverse transcriptase, which is what allows the virus to replicate by making DNA from RNA