protease inhibitor
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[edit]Noun
[edit]protease inhibitor (plural protease inhibitors)
- (biochemistry) Any molecule that inhibits the function of proteases (enzymes that aid the cleavage of proteins), e.g. alpha-1 antitrypsin.
- Synonym: antiprotease
- (pharmacology) Any of a class of medications that act by interfering with proteases, used to treat or prevent viral infections including HIV/AIDS and hepatitis C.
- Synonym: (initialism) PI
Hyponyms
[edit]medications
Translations
[edit]class of medications
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Further reading
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protease inhibitor (biology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - protease inhibitor (pharmacology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia