Question

What are envelopes in viruses?

Answer 1

Viral envelopes:

1. Viral envelopes are coat proteins present on the covering of viral DNA.
2. There are different types of viral envelopes, such as the membrane-like amorphous structures comprising protein, lipid, and carbohydrate found exterior to the capsid.
3. A mosaic of antigens is present in the viral envelope from host cells.
4. These structures engirdle the nucleocapsid.
5. A virus is called naked if the viral envelope is absent.
6. The envelope comprises specific viral-specified proteins, which enable them to be unique.
7. Envelope viruses are chickenpox, simplex, HIV, infectious mononucleosis, etc.